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The re-engineered University of Nairobi’s Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) has been launched. Presiding over the online launch, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama, highlighted the challenges the newly re-engineered will address. “Re-engineering this system has been a journey. I am happy that we used the system in processing the June 2020 salaries. I applaud all the members of staff involved in this process,” he said. “It will bring in the element of accountability which is important.

uniRank has placed the University of Nairobi at position 7 in the 2020 African University Ranking. The ranking recognizes the most popular top 200 higher-education institutions in Africa. Interestingly, the first 6 universities in the ranking are from South Africa led by the University of Pretoria. University of Cape Town and University of Witwatersrand are in position 2 and 3 respectively. In East Africa, Kenyatta University was ranked 16 followed by Makerere University at number 20.

The University of Nairobi plans a phased reopening following its closure due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama in an address to the University community on July 10, 2020. “As you are now aware, on July 7, 2020, the Ministry of Education issued a directive on the reopening of learning institutions in Kenya,” he said. “In line with the government directives, I have instructed the Deans and Directors working closely with the respective Principals to prepare to open in a phased manner.

In an address to the University of Nairobi community, the Vice-Chancellor,commended various departments of coming up with solutions mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic. He mentioned the Department of Chemistry for producing soap, the School of Pharmacy for the sanitizers and the School of Engineering for developing a technology that will help doctors monitor ventilators remotely.

The vice Chancellor also said, the Dental School and the University Health Services are the beneficiaries of personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by several donors.

Once again, the University of Nairobi has made it to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 ranking. UoN is ranked 801-1000, with an overall score of 22.2-28.2 and is the only University in Kenya to appear in this year’s list. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 includes almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries, standing as the largest and most diverse university rankings ever to date.

 Practices to Prevent and Reduce the Spread of COVID-19.

 solid waste disposal of facemasks, used gloves, forearm coverings, and other single use PPE apparel should be placed in routine lined and lidded or covered receptacles. Ideally, firms should consider using dedicated bins or containers to collect this PPE.

The Ministry of Health is supporting University of Nairobi Health Services (UHS) in the prevention of COVID -19 infection by disinfecting  the facility, ambulance and monitoring the preparedness of the facility to combat the pandemic.

It has also supported in evacuating suspected cases to isolation facilities with in Nairobi.