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The Department hosted PhD Students Sensitization Workshop, themed "Research, Resilience and Responsibility" on 3rd February 2025. The Workshop was officially opened by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Prof. Jack Odhiambo. The Dean emphasized that the theme of the workshop was both timely and significant., noting that in a world that is constantly changing and facing unprecedented challenges, the roles of research, resilience, and responsibility have never been more critical.

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the University of Nairobi’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration transformed its iconic Towers into a vibrant arena for intellectual exchange. Academics, students, and international stakeholders convened for a roundtable discussion on a critical topic: "Trilateral Development Dialogue to Action (TD2A): U.S.-China-Africa Cooperation."

 On Monday,29th January 2024,The University of Nairobi newly appointed Chancellor , Prof. Patrick Verkooijen was  welcomed by the  University Community   through an elaborate tour and engagement meetings with the University top management, staff and students.

The University of Nairobi held its Annual Staff Awards and Recognition Ceremony 2023 at the iconic Taifa Hall on Friday 24th November 2023.

The ceremony marked the culmination of a year of outstanding performance by UoN staff, with all the  ten faculties achieving the "Very Good" grade in the performance evaluation reports. The results underscore the university's commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery.

 On Friday, December 15, 2023 over 5700 graduands, amongst them 121 Engineering students from Kenya Polytechnic University College and 11 from Koitalel University College  graduated during the University of Nairobi 70th Graduation Ceremony at the Chancellor's Court.

 The University of Nairobi Annual Sports day was held on Friday 3rd November 2023 .The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Prof. Julius Ogeng’o early on the day, officially opened the Sports Day and planted a tree to commemorate the 2023 edition of the annual event. Some of the games played during the sports day included; Football,Basketball,Rugby,Volleyball,Handball,Swimming,Athletics,Badminton,Scrabble,Chess,Darts,Creative games,Tug-of-War and E-sports.

 The University of Nairobi held its 69th Graduation Ceremony on Friday, September 22,2023 at the Chancellor's Court. The 69th Graduation Ceremony was the first physical Graduation  Ceremony since the University went virtual after Covid-19.

3,983 graduands  were conferred with Degrees and Diplomas.The Chancellor,

The faculty of arts and social sciences was recognized during the performance and contracting awards through its various departments and the staff who work under it. This recognition was made to both teaching and non-teaching staff who have been exemplary in their performances.

The University of Nairobi held its Faculty and Campus Students Association (FCSA) annual elections. The elections were held virtually on Friday March 25th, 2022.

There were three teams competing for FCSA office in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences FOASS; Team Success, Team Okuz and Team Integrity.

Team Integrity took the lead with a total of 1361 votes followed closely by Team Okuz with 1179 votes. The incoming Chairperson representing FOASS in FCSA is Peter Nguka.

The University of Nairobi through the Department of Political Science hosted the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga through a virtual public lecture on, ‘Youth and Nationhood: Challenges facing the youth in Kenya/Africa.’

In the Tuesday afternoon event that was well attended by the university students and the youth, Hon. Raila Odinga articulated the challenges that the youth in Kenya today are facing and gave his personal observations on the challenges that have plagued education and unemployment.