UoN Hosts 4th International Wheelchair Day Celebrations

Globally, the International Wheelchair Day is marked on 1st March annually, the day was first launched in 2008 by Steve Wilkinson who is a wheelchair user. The day is commemorated to celebrate the positive impact of a wheelchair in the lives of the users, celebrate people who make the World a better and more accessible place for people with mobility disabilities and acknowledge and react constructively to people who need a wheelchair, but are unable to acquire one.

Students Sensitized on Disability Inclusion in Students Leadership and Governance

The Disability Liaison Office and the Central Administration Disability Mainstreaming Committee conducted a Seminar to build capacity of Students with disabilities on disability Inclusion in Students Leadership and Governance on February 10, 2022. The training brought together a total of 57 students with disabilities drawn from all the ten Faculties and Kisumu Campus.

Collaboration with Kenya Re to advance Disability Inclusion

February 4, 2022 to learn more about the work done by the corporation to advance disability inclusion through the “Niko Fiti” campaign. The University of Nairobi was represented by Mr. Johnson Kinyua, the Dean of Students and Ms. Mildred Omino, the Disability Liaison Officer. Kenya Re was represented by Ms. Sylvia Karimi, the Corporate Affairs Manager and Mr. Andrew Ongicha, the Communication Officer.