Monday 25th February 2026, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was pleased to receive a delegation from the University of Liège, Belgium, for a courtesy visit aimed at strengthening academic collaboration and fostering institutional
partnerships.
PROJECT LAUNCH AND LABORATORY TRAINING ON COLISTIN MIC TESTING AND QUALITY CONTROL
In the frame of the ADVALUE project – Advancing Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains through Strengthening Transdisciplinary Skills and Cooperation in East African Doctoral Education, the University of Nairobi organized a one-week physical training event on Sustainable Rangeland Management.
On Friday 7 th November, 2025 the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was privileged to host a
delegation from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) led by Musa M. Mulongo,
PhD, who is a Senior Scientist, Health, Team Leader (a.i) Vaccines & Diagnostics |TAHSSL
Platform Coordinator International Livestock Research Institute and CEVA Sante Animale, the
5 th largest Global Animal Health Company led by Dr. Theofanis Kanellos - Head of Institutional
Alliances, whose team included Dr. Wycliffe Ongeri - Product Manager and Monitoring &
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, proudly celebrates a historic moment
in student leadership following the victory of Jan Sydney Kigen Sang in the UNSA 2025/2026
elections. Jan has made history by becoming the first-ever Governor elected from Third Year,
and remarkably, the first individual to serve two consecutive terms as Governor of the Faculty,
both through highly contested elections.
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Held its 3 rd Annual International Scientific
Conference from Wednesday October 21 – Friday October 24, 2025.
A delegation from SDZWA, an organisation based in California and which has conservation programs in Kenya made a coursey call to the FVM on Tuesday October 21, 2025.
The delegation was led by Dr Hendrik Nollens (Vice President of Wildlife Health, SDZWA) and Dr. Stephen Chege, Director SDZWA-Kenya
The goal of the visit was to seek areas of partnership with the Vet school and capacity building to advance wildlife Health in Kenya.
During the visit, the following areas were discussed:
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Women staff Team) emerged victorious by winning the tug of war competition during the 2025 UON annual sports day held on October 9, 2025 in main campus. This was after they mercilessly beating three other campuses namely: Kenya Science, Central Administration and the Faculty of Business and Management Science.
The team Captain Ms. Roseline Mongina franked by team mates Ms. Brenda Okwaro, Ms. Christine Maero and Ms. Rosemary Kudali presenting the trophy to the Faculty Dean Prof. John Mande.
Congratulations to the team.
3RD Annual International Scientific Conference
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Beyond the Lab: University of Nairobi's Groundbreaking Research Delivers Real-World Solutions at the Kenya National Research Festival 2025!
The University of Nairobi (UoN), through the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise), participated in the Kenya National Research Festival 2025. The festival, held from August 18th to 22nd at Egerton University, Njoro Campus, brought together dynamic minds and transformative innovations from across Kenya and beyond.
