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based in

. It is the largest

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. Although its history as an

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dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970. During that year, the

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was split into three independent universities:

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, the

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, and the University of Nairobi in Kenya. During the 2011 academic year, the university had 61,912 students, of whom 49,488 were

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and 12,424

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. The university launched several policy frameworks and introduced self-funded enrollment (also called 'module 2') to cope with the rising demand for

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. As of 2022, University of Nairobi reported that it had more than 84,000 enrolled students.

Establishment

The inception of the University of Nairobi dates back to 1956, with the establishment of the Royal Technical College, which admitted its first group of

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graduates for technical courses in April the same year. The Royal Technical College was transformed into the second university college in

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on 25 June 1961 by the Scottish mathematician Professor James Morton Hyslop, formerly of the

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under the name Royal College of Nairobi. It joined the

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's 'schemes of special relations' and began preparing students in the faculties of

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and

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for University of London award degrees. Meanwhile, students in other faculties such as the Faculty of Special Professional Studies (later renamed Faculty of Commerce) and Faculty of

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

continued to offer diplomas for qualifications of professional bodies/institutions. On 20 May 1964, the Royal College of Nairobi was renamed University College Nairobi as a

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of the Federal University of East Africa. During this time, enrolled students studied for college degrees awarded by the

instead of the University of London. In 1970, it transformed into the first

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and was renamed the University of Nairobi. The university tops in Kenya's

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. It is ranked 7th in

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and 1698 in the world according to

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History

The idea of an institution for higher learning in

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goes back to 1947 when the Kenya government drew up a plan for the establishment of a technical and commercial institute in Nairobi. By 1949, this plan had grown into a concept aimed at providing higher technical education for Kenya. In September 1951, a Royal Charter was issued to the Royal Technical College, Nairobi and the foundation stone of the

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was laid in April 1952. During the same period, the

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Community of

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was also planning to build a college for

and

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as a memorial to

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. To avoid duplication of efforts, Gandhi Memorial Academy Society partnered with

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n Governments. Thus, the Gandhi Memorial Academy was incorporated into the Royal Technical College,

in April 1954, and the college proceeded to open its doors to the first intake of students in April 1956. Soon after the arrival of students at the college, the pattern of higher education in

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came under

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. Through the recommendation of a working party formed in 1958, chaired by the

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of the

, Sir John Lockwood, the Royal Technical College, Nairobi was transformed. On 25 June 1961, the college became the second

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in East Africa, under the name "Royal College Nairobi." The Royal College Nairobi was renamed "University College, Nairobi" on 20 May 1964. On the attainment of "University College" status, the institution prepared students for

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awarded by the

, while also continuing to offer college diploma programmes. The University College Nairobi provided educational opportunities in this capacity until 1966 when it began preparing students exclusively for degrees of the University of East Africa, with the exception of the Department of Domestic Science. With effect from 1 July 1970, the

was dissolved and the three African countries of Kenya,

and

each had its own national universities. This development saw the birth of the University of Nairobi set up by an

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.Since 1970, the university had grown from a faculty based university serving a student population of 2,768 to a college focused university serving over 68,000 students.

Profile

It is a body corporate established under the

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2012 of the Laws of Kenya and the Charter. Through module II and III programmes, opportunity has been opened to thousands of Kenyans and foreigners especially from Sudan, on a paying basis, who meet university admission requirements, but who have not been able to access

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due to restricted intake into the regular programmes that is determined by limited resource allocation by

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. In addition to the regular and evening and weekend programmes, classes are conducted at the University's Extra-Mural Centres located at the country's county

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. The university is admitting students to undertake courses in the proposed Koitalel Arap Samoei University College for

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and

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courses that began in January 2015. This is a joint project of the County Government of Nandi and the University of Nairobi

Restructuring

The university underwent a major restructuring in 1983, resulting in decentralization of the administration, by the creation of six colleges headed by principals. Further, in 2021, the university was further restructured to faculties headed by Executive Deans, phasing out the colleges.

Faculties

* Veterinary Medicine * Social Sciences * Science and Technology * Law * Agriculture * Business and Management Science * Education * Arts * Engineering * Built Environment and Design * Health Sciences

Departments

* Agricultural Economics * Food Science, Nutrition And Technology * Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology * Plant Science & Crop Protection * Linguistics, Languages and Literature * History and Archeology * Philosophy and Religious Studies * Library and Information * Art and Design * Architecture * Real Estate, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying * Urban and Regional Planning * Business Administration * Finance & Accounting * Management Science and Project Planning * Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies * Educational Foundations * Educational Communication And Pedagogical Studies * Educational and Distance Studies * Physical Education And Sport * Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering * Civil and Construction Engineering * Electrical and Information Engineering * Environmental and Biosystems Engineering * Geospatial and Space Technology * Dental Sciences * Nursing Sciences * Public and Global Health * Surgery * Human Anatomy and Physiology * Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics * Paediatrics and Child Health * Obstetrics and Gynaecology * Human Pathology * Psychiatry * Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Medicine * Medical Microbiology and Immunology * Pharmacy * Chemistry * Computing and Informatics * Mathematics * Physics * Biology * Earth and Climate Sciences * Biochemistry * Anthropology, Gender and African Studies * Economics, Population and Development Studies * Sociology, Social Work and African Women Studies * Political Science, Diplomacy and Public Administration * Journalism and Mass Communication * Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology * Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology * Animal Production * Clinical Studies * Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology

Rankings

In 2017,

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ranked the university within the 801–1000 band globally.

Notable alumni

* Kawango Agot, researcher and HIV specialist * Elijah Ateka, Professor of Plant Virology *

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, singer and actress * Stellah Wairimu Bosire-Otieno, physician and corporate executive * Ali Rasso Dido, National Assembly member *

Zipporah Gathuya Zipporah Gathuya, is a Kenyan consultant anesthesiologist, whose sub-specialty is pediatric anesthesia. She served as the Principal Surgeon at St. John Ambulance Kenya, for the 21 years between 1996 and 2017. Background and education She was ...

, pediatric anesthesiologist * Githinji Kiama Gitahi, physician and Global Chief Executive Officer, Amref Health Africa *

Robert Gichimu Githinji Robert Gichimu Githinji is a Kenyan lawyer and politician who has served in the National Assembly of Kenya since 2017, representing the Gichugu Constituency. Career Githinji attended the University of Nairobi from 1995 until 1999, graduating ...

, Member of Parliament * James Gita Hakim, professor of medicine, cardiologist and HIV clinical trialist * Patrick R. D. Hayford, diplomat, former Ghana Ambassador to

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(1997–1999), Director of African Affairs in the Executive Office of

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(UN) Secretary-General

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(1999–2005) *

Philo Ikonya Philo Ikonya is a writer, journalist and human rights activist from Kenya. Her articles and books often cover the current political situation in Kenya. She was the president of Kenya's branch of PEN, the international association of writers. Afte ...

, author and human rights activist * Wahu Kagwe, singer, actress, songwriter, entertainer *

Jacob Kaimenyi Jacob Kaimenyi Thuranira (born 10 July 1952) is a Kenyan dentist who served as Cabinet Secretary for Education, and then Land, Housing, and Urban Development, in the Cabinet of President Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 Octobe ...

, former Cabinet Secretary Education, Lands & Natural resources. Academicians *

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, Cabinet Secretary * Dr Jemimah Kariuki, gynaecologist * Dr Thomas Kariuki, Director of Programmes at the

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* Maina Kiai, human rights activist and UN Special Rapporteur * Felix Koskei, former Cabinet Secretary, Kenya. * Joseph Ole Lenku, former Cabinet Secretary and Governor Kajiado County. * PLO Lumumba, Professor of Law *

Wangari Maathai Wangarĩ Muta Maathai (; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental and a political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift, she studied in the Un ...

, Nobel peace prize laureate * Emma Mbua, palaeo anthropologist and curator *

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, Cabinet Secretary. * Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary. *

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, Cabinet Secretary. *

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, former Vice President under President Moi, former Deputy Prime Minister to Rt Hon. Raila Odinga. * Sylvia Mulinge, corporate executive *

Margaret Muthwii Margaret Jepkirui Muthwii (born 13 October 1957) is a Kenyan academic who has been vice-chancellor of Pan Africa Christian University since January 2014. She was educated at the University of Nairobi (BA, 1980) and the University of East Anglia ...

, Vice-Chancellor of

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Willy Mutunga Willy Munyoki Mutunga (born 16 June 1946) is a Kenyan lawyer, intellectual, reform activist, and was the Commonwealth Special Envoy to the Maldives. He is also an active member of thJustice Leadership Group He is the retired Chief Justice of Ke ...

, former Chief Justice of Kenya * MaryJane Mwangi, corporate executive * John Nasasira, Ugandan Cabinet Minister * Ruth W. Nduati, physician and HIV researcher * Eva Njenga, physician and first female chair of Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board *

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, archaeologist and Director of the

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(BIEA) and President of the Pan-African Archaeological Association. *

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, Prime Minister of Uganda *

Shitsama Nyamweya Sylvia Shitsama Nyamweya (née Sylvia Shitsama), is a Kenyan consultant neurosurgeon at the Kenyatta National Referral Hospital. She is the first female neurosurgeon in Kenya and one of a handful of female neurosurgeons in the country. Backgro ...

, neurosurgeon *Joe Nyangon, Engineer, energy economist and clean energy technology expert *

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, physician and medical researcher *

Catherine Nyongesa Catherine Naliaka Nyongesa Watta (née Catherine Naliaka) (born in 1970), is a Kenyan physician and radiation oncologist, who is the founder, owner and chief executive of Texas Cancer Centre, in Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the countr ...

, physician and radiation oncologist *

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, Professor of Engineering at

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, writer and lawyer *

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, long serving Kenyan legislator and senior council. *

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, lawyer and corporate executive * Babu Owino, politician *

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, Kenya's Finance Cabinet Secretary. *

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, President Elect Republic of Kenya. *

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* Josephine Sinyo, Kenyan lawyer, politician and disability rights activist *

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, former Cabinet Secretary and Governor of Kirinyaga County. * Hassan Wario, anthropologist, former Cabinet Secretary, Kenya and serving Kenyan ambassador. .

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Establishment

History

Profile

Restructuring

Faculties

Departments

Rankings

Notable alumni

See also

References

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