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The University of Nairobi Disability Liaison Office and the Disability Mainstreaming Committee conducted a benchmarking visit to the Kenya Institute of Special Education on March 24, 2022. The purpose of the visit was to draw lessons on best practices on disability inclusion to be embraced by the University as they work towards establishment of the University of Nairobi Disability Support Center.

As part of the initiative to enhance Disability Inclusion, the University of Nairobi Paid a courtesy call visit on March 3, 2022 to the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya to devise ways of mutual collaboration to advance disability inclusion.  The University of Nairobi was represented by Mr. Johnson Kinyua, the Dean of Students and Ms. Mildred Omino, the Disability Liaison Officer. The National Fund for the Disabled was represented by CPA Anthony Muli and Ms. Sharon, the Programs Manager.

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.

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.

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.

In its effort to enhance peer to peer conversations, the UoN O3 plus working group organized a student’s town hall tagged, ‘who do I talk to about sex?’

The student town hall pulled a full theatre of over 500 students from all the 11 faculties and campuses. The students were engaged in a 2 hour heated conversation on what is sex and what it is not and how it affects a student’s wellbeing while in campus.

The yellow brick road leads to the Jumuia Conference Center Limuru, where the Office of the Dean of Students hosted a Talents Development Training Program from March 24 to March 26, 2022. The mighty band of 50 students selected from the winners of the UoN Talents Day held on December 9, 2021, marched down to Oz, where they would learn the nitty-grittys to harness, nurture and flourish with their gifts.

The Dean of Students, Mr. Johnson Ireri Kinyua was on Thursday March 23, 2022 awarded a Special Vice Chancellor’s Recognition Award for demonstrating the core value of Commitment to the mission of the University and acting in the best interest of the institution.

The National Youth Manifesto was unveiled on Friday, March 18, 2022 at the University of Nairobi Graduation Square by The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK). The manifesto is the voice of the youth and the basis of their engagement with political leaders before, during and after the 2022 General Elections.

The Office of the Dean of Students and Career Services on Wednesday March 9 2022 held a detailed briefing session for final year students from the Faculties of Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Biosystems Engineering.

The session aimed at informing and equipping the students with information and knowledge about the Arava International Centre for Agricultural Training (AICAT) Program in Israel.