The University of Nairobi has advertised 137 scholarships for new Master's students in the upcoming academic year. This applies to eligible applicants who have completed and graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Nairobi in the 2018/2019 academic year. They should also possess a first class or second class upper division.

President Uhuru Kenyatta in his national address on Monday 26th July 2020, pronounced that Universities and Colleges institutions will reopen in January 2021 thus revoking an earlier announcement that higher learning institutions will reopen in September 2020. The Ministry of Education in response to this has released a press statement on 30th Thursday July 2020 after a meeting with its key stakeholders.