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2011 AnnualReport Our Vision A world-class university committed to scholarly excellence.

Our Mission To provide quality university and training and to embody the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the global community through the creation, preservation, integration, transmission and utilization of knowledge.

Our Core Values • freedom of thought and expression; • innovativeness and creativity; • good corporate governance; • team spirit and teamwork; • professionalism; • quality customer service; • responsible corporate citizenship and strong social responsibility; • respect for and conservation of the environment. 2011 AnnualReport

The University of Nairobi Council CONTENTS

F o r e w o r d 01

V i c e -C h a n c e l lo r ’ s M e s s a g e 02

C h a n c e l lo r a n d T o p M a n a g e m e n t 03

D e a n s a n d D i r e c t o r s 04

1. C e n t r a l A d m i n i s t r at i o n 06

2. C o l l e g e o f A g r i c u lt u r e a n d V e t e r i n a r y S c i e n c e s 24

3. C o l l e g e o f A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d E n g i n e e r i n g 33

4. C o l l e g e o f B i o lo g i c a l a n d P h y s i c a l S c i e n c e s 40

5. C o l l e g e o f E d u c at i o n a n d E x t e r n a l S t u d i e s 50

6. S e l e c t e d 2011 P i c t o r i a l 53

7. C o l l e g e o f H e a lt h S c i e n c e s 56

8. C o l l e g e o f H u m a n i t i e s a n d S o c i a l S c i e n c e s 68

10. F i n a n c i a l S tat e m e n t 89

iv UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Foreword

he 2011 University of Nairobi Annual Report continues the commitment made Ttwo years ago by the University to capture the main activities of academic departments and administrative units on an annual basis. This Report therefore has outlined activities at the School/Faculty/Institute level. The Annual Report has outlined programmes on offer, admission statistics, graduation statistics, research links and collaboration, papers presented at international meetings, publications, corporate social responsibility activities and the financial statement. In this way, the University envisages providing an account of itself within its stated mandate of Research, Teaching, Consultancy and Corporate Social Responsibility.We also highlight the ICT infrastructural position of the University as well as the financial status of the august institution — which have enabled the University to carry out its activities and live up to its motto “ Unitate et labore”. The pictorial section reads like a who is who, in respect to distinguished personalities who interacted with UoN in the past year. We hope that Annual Report 2011 highlights interests our stakeholders.

Published By Office of the Vice-Chancellor Public Relations Department University of Nairobi P.O. Box 30197 - 00100 Nairobi Tel: 020 - 020-318262 Ext 28263 Telefax: 020 2246369 Email: [email protected] www.uonbi.ac.ke

Copyright University of Nairobi, 2011 All rights reserved

Editorial Team Charles E. Sikulu Soita Chesoni Njeri Muhoro

1 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 M e s s ag e V i c e -C h a n c e l l o r  world class excellence, despite the hurdles occasioned by economic down turn and its impact on recurrent funding from the Exchequer. The University is clear in its resolve to discharge its mandate as the leading institute of in the country. The University continued to offer education and training to meet the needs and aspirations of the Kenyan people, as evident in the highlights of academic programmes undertaken in the and units of the University. Our programmes remain critical in the wake of global economic crisis that threatens the socio-economic growth of any developing nation. Further, as part of world trends and practices, the Report carries detailed information on the University’s financial performance during the year, providing a summary of the state of health of the University as a corporate entity. The Report notes that while there was Prof. George A. O. Magoha prudent management of the human, material and financial resources; the loyalty and commitment of staff was critical in he 2011 Annual Report captures the enabling the University to discharge its events of the year including research mandate. Thighlights, intellectual discourse, physical infrastructure development, finances, We invite you first to read the Report, and publications by staff and the collaborations and then, to provide feedback on the issue links established. covered, this is particularly important to help us to improve service delivery to our The Report therefore reflects the commitment stakeholders and to maintain an effective and determination of the University to achieve corporate management structure.

2 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Chancellor And Other Principal Officers Of The University

Prof. George A.O. Magoha Mr. John P.N. Simba Vice-Chancellor Chairman, University Council

Dr. Joseph B. Wanjui Chancellor

Prof. Jacob T. Kaimenyi Prof. Peter M.F. Mbithi Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs Administration & Finance

Prof.Isaac M. Mbeche Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Affairs

Prof. Lucy W. Irungu Prof. Bernard N.K. Njoroge Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Principal, CAE Production and Extention

Prof. Agnes W. Mwangombe Principal, CAVS

Prof. Bernard Aduda Prof. Isaac Kibwage Principal, CBPS Prof. Henry W. Mutoro Principal, CHS Principal, CEES

Prof. Enos H.Njeru Prof. Peter K’Obonyo Principal, CHSS Prof. Isaac O. Jumba Deputy Principal, CHSS Deputy Principal, Science Campus 33 Deans & Directors

Prof. S. I. Shibairo Prof. C. Mulei Prof. S. Kiama, Director, Dr. T. Anyamba, Dean, Faculty of Dean, Faculty of Institute Dean, School of the Built Environment Agriculture Veterinary Medicine

Dr. W. Onyango Prof. P. Odira D. M. Maina Prof. L. Njenga Director, School of the Arts & Dean, School of Engineering Director,Institute of Dean, School of Physical Sciences Design Nuclear Science & Technology (Ag.)

Prof. W. Okello Prof. J. Ochanda Dr. J. Were Dr. E.M.W Akunda Director, School of Coordinator, Centre for Director, School of Director, School of Biological Computing & Informatics Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Mathematics Sciences

Prof. G. Wanjala Dr. H. Kidombo Mr. J. Odumbe Prof. C.O.A. Omwandho Dean, School of Education Dean, School of Continuing Coordinator, Open and Dean, School of Medicine & Distance Education (Ag.) Distance Learning Center

Prof. A.Guantai Dr. D. Ongore, Director, Dr. E. G. Wagaiyu, Dean, Dr. G.M. Omoni Prof. B. B. A. Estambale Dean, School of Pharmacy School of Public Health School of Dental Sciences Director, School of Nursing Director, UNITID Sciences (Ag.) 4 Deans & Directors

Prof. P. Chitere S. Nzuve Prof. J.O. Odek Prof. J. Mariara, Dean, Faculty of Arts Dean, School of Business Dean, School of Law Director, School of Economics

Dr. W. Kiai Director, Prof. M.A. Jama Prof. I. Nyamongo Prof. M. Mwagiru Dr. O.L. Ikamari, School of Journalism and Director, Institute for Director, Institute of Director, Institute of Diplomacy Director, Population Studies Mass Communication Development Studies Anthropology, Gender and International Studies Research Institute African Studies

Prof. C. Okidi Prof. G. Muriuki Prof. J.Midiwo, Prof. E. Mutitu, Prof. J. W. Mwangi Coordinator Centre for Special Students Advisor Director, Board of Common Director, Board of Cordinator, Intellectual Advanced Studies in Undergraduate Courses Postgraduate Studies Property Office Environmental Law & Policy

Prof. S. Mitema Mr. I. Otieno Mr. M. Karue Mr. B. M. Waweru Mrs. E. G. Ongwae Director, Centre for International Director, Information, Finance Officer Academic Registrar (Ag) Administration Registrar (Ag.) Programmes and Linkages Communication & Technology Center

Mr. W. J. Asilla Ms. M. Lugonzo Registrar, Mrs. B. Wanjala Mrs. S. Munavu Dr.(Fr) D. Wamugunda Planning Registrar (Ag) Student Affairs (Ag) Registrar, Research, Production University Librarian Dean of Students. and Extention (Ag) 5 Central Administration

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A c a d e m i c D i v i s i o n Management. • Bachelor of Science in Marine Biodiversity, The Academic Division comprises the following Conservation and Fisheries Management. sections: academic registrar’s office, examinations • Certificate in Meat Hygiene and Quality office, admissions office, and deans/senate Assurance. secretariat. The functions of the Division include: • Master of Science in Parasitology preparation of syllabus and regulations, co- • Master of Science in Entomology ordination of examinations, undergraduate students admissions, academic staff development, • Diploma (ECE) (SEUCO) and management of student records. • B.Ed.(Science) (SEUCO) • B.Ed(ECE) (SEUCO) Admissions • Master of Education(ECE) (SEUCO) In 2011, the University admitted the following • Master of Education(Comparative Education) number of students, as per the Senate approved (SEUCO) admission schedules of January, May and • Master of Education(Curriculum Studies) (SEUCO) September. • Master of Education(Economics of Education) (SEUCO) Year 2 011 • Master of Education (Educational Administration) (SEUCO) Male Female Total • Master of Education (Educational Planning) Certificates 44 47 91 (SEUCO) Diplomas 3,086 1,968 5,054 • Master of Education(History of Education) Undergraduate 27,455 16,888 44,343 (SEUCO) Post Graduate Dip 121 38 159 • Master of Education(Sociology of Education) Masters 7,311 4,698 12,009 (SEUCO) PhD 183 73 256 • Master of Education(Educational Psychology) 61,912 (SEUCO) • Master of Education(Measurement and Evaluation) (SEUCO) Graduation • Postgraduate Diploma in Education(SEUCO) 1n 2011, 10,147 graduands were awarded • Master of Science(Comparative Animal diplomas and, conferred with degrees of the Physiology(SEUCO) University of Nairobi. • Master of Science (Reproductive Biology) (SEUCO) Examination Disciplinary/Appeal Cases • Bachelor of Philosophy in Technology (Construction Management) (KPUC). In 2011, the Examination Center completed • Bachelor of Philosophy in Technology (Surveying 69 examinations disciplinary/appeal cases and Technology(KPUC)). communicated the results to the affected students • Bachelor of Philosophy in Technology (Geo- within an average of 8 days from the date of the information Technology)(KPUC). Senate recommendation. In addition, Senate approved the revised Programmes regulations and syllabus for the following In 2011, Senate approved the following programmes: academic programmes: • Bachelor of Science in Food Science and • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Technology; • Bachelor of Science in Leather Science and • Master of Science in Climate Change;. Technology • Master of Pharmacy in Industrial Pharmacy. • Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture

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Senate also approved the establishment of the 1n 2011, the postgraduate student population Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation. stood at over 13,000 students. In order The Academic Division coordinated the to manage this large number of students participation of the University of Nairobi at the effectively and efficiently, one of the measures 9th Exhibition of Kenyan Universities held at Golf BPS took was to develop an improved student Hotel, Kakamega between 17th and 19th March management information system (SMIS). 2011. The forum provided a good opportunity To ensure that UoN remains at the forefront for the University of Nairobi to market its in graduate training, research and service, we programmes in Western Kenya. The demand for were very active in ensuring that new and more University of Nairobi programmes in the region also went up. relevant programmes are approved by Senate. In 2011 therefore, 26 new programmes The Academic Division also coordinated the were approved by Senate, some of these University of Nairobi Open day which was held programmes included: Master of Science between 1st and 2nd April, 2011 at the Main in Health Economics, Master of Science in Campus. The event attracted thousands of students from high schools, parents and members Fisheries Resource Management, Master of of the public. Science in Agro Forestry, Master of Science in Soil Science and Master of Arts in Human Future Projections Rights. 34 programmes were revised; among The Academic Division seeks to foster closer them: Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, working relationships with industry, increase the Master of Science in Medical Statistics, Master number of foreign undergraduate students and of Arts in Geomorphology, Master of Arts improve on the University’s visibility worldwide. in Urban Geography and Master of Arts in To this end, the Division will hold discussions Agricultural Geography. and invite comments from chief executive offices and experts on various academic programmes In the 2010/2011 academic year, the joint management issues and participate in strategic BPS and Deans/Directors meeting allocated careers and exhibition forums to market our 112 University of Nairobi scholarships and five programmes. Sasakawa scholarships. BPS also participated in the national DAAD forum for scholarship distribution. B o a r d o f P o s t g r a d u a t e Our graduate programmes stand out in the S t u d i e s country and region. To enhance this further, BPS was involved in intensive marketing of its Introduction programmes locally and regionally, for instance The Board of Postgraduate Studies (BPS) BPS participated in the Commission for Higher was established in 1985 in accordance with Education (CHE) exhibition in Kakamega and Statute XX of the University of Nairobi. BPS the international universities exhibition in Sarit is answerable to the University Senate with Centre, respectively. respect to the conduct of postgraduate studies Challenges throughout the University. The Board faces many challenges in carrying Updates out its mandate , some of these include: Inadequate staff to effectively and efficiently In line with our commitment to ISO 9001:2008, manage the administrative aspects of a BPS continued to improve and work on growing postgraduate student population identified non-conformities. During the which now stands at 13,000; inadequate 2010/2011 contract period of the Performance funds for postgraduate scholarships; Lack of Contract, the BPS was rated number 8 out of emergency exits; and insufficient office and 19, which is an improvement from the previous storage space. position of number 14.

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Future projections Online Performance Management Appraisal The Board is liaising with the ICT website System (OPMAS) was implemented in the team to set up its own website with in-links. division. The system increased efficiency in Arrangements are being made to acquire performance appraisal processing and it is modern photographic equipment to enable envisaged that the system will be embraced by the processing of new postgraduate student the remaining units in Central Administration and identity cards with secure features. the Colleges, especially after staff training on the use of the system has been cascaded. The Board intends to intensify its prominent profile in graduate studies by enhancing Future Projections the face to face mode of delivery with open It is projected that performance management and distance learning (ODL). This mode of appraisal shall be processed online, during the learning is slowly gaining importance in the year 2012. postgraduate arena. Staff Statistics for 2011 The Board is also focused on improving and expanding its services to maintain its position In 2011, the division recorded the following as a world class centre for postgraduate statistics: studies. The elevation of BPS to a Graduate Appointments 354 School will greatly improve the standing of Retirement 20 postgraduate training at the University of Death 6 Nairobi and will ensure competitiveness at Resignation 51 national,regional and international level.

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Summary of staff count by grade and gender D i v i s i o n GRADE MALE FEMALE TOTALS Introduction VICE-CHANCELLOR 1 0 1 DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR 3 1 4 The Administration Division is responsible for PRINCIPALS 5 1 6 general administration and human resources DEPUTY PRINCIPAL 2 0 2 management in the University. The role PROFESSORS & EQUIV. 99 13 112 of the division is to attract, develop and ASSOC. PROF. & EQUIV. 203 42 245 maintain high caliber qualified staff. The SEN. LECT. & EQUIV. 301 106 407 LECTURER & EQUIV. 611 235 846 division is divided into two main sections: F 0 8 8 personnel and recruitment and training E/F 52 28 80 section. D/E/F 174 136 310 E 0 19 19 Achievements ASS. LECT. & EQUIV. 39 19 58 In the year under review, the division TUTORIAL FELL. & EQU 109 74 183 D 14 40 54 maintained good relationship with the three C/D 56 21 77 Unions, i.e. UNTESU, UASU and KUDHEIHA. C 5 47 52 The division coordinated various training B/C 2 10 12 programmes for staff aimed at enhancing A/B/C 193 96 289 B 8 71 79 staff performance including staff training and A/B 93 55 148 development fund award for 60 recipients. 58 A 26 130 156 members of staff were supported to attend III/IV/ABC 0 0 0 workshops and seminars. IV 131 42 173 III/IV 2 3 5 The division also coordinated ISO activities in III 189 77 266 the University including two internal quality II 207 118 325 audits, one surveillance and one recertification I 35 20 45 audit by the Kenya Bureau of Standards CONTRACT 840 567 1407 (KEBS). TOTALS 3390 1979 5369

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B o a r d o f C o m m o n U n d e r g r a d u a t e C o u r s e s (B c u c ) Introduction University of Nairobi's Open Day on April 1 and The Board of Common Undergraduate 2, 2011. We were able to explain the meaning Courses (BCUC) is one of the University’s of and the need for common undergraduate multidisciplinary departments. It offers courses courses. to all undergraduate students across the board, Challenges regardless of the degree programme that a The Board faced many challenges including the student is enrolled in. These unique courses need to improve the staff and office capacity are effectively called “Common Undergraduate of the course coordinator, and to maintain the Courses”. system for teaching and examinations. The combination of the three courses that a student must study is such that by the end of Way Forward the programme, a student from the sciences BCUC has been working with the Centre for will have studied two common undergraduate Open and Distance Learning (CODL) on the courses from the humanities and one from the of writing a teaching module for the common sciences. Similarly, a student from the humanities course ,HIV&AIDS. will have studied two common undergraduate When complete, the module is expected to courses from the sciences and one from the improve on the efficiency of delivering the humanities. course to both residential and distance learning The aim is to produce graduates who are holistic, students. well-rounded and who are able to command a The teaching and examinations of common general understanding of cross-cutting issues undergraduate courses follows the general that affect society. It is expected that such a academic calendar. The only difference being graduate will have an open mind and will be that the common courses are one-off semester looking at life more broadly beyond his/her courses and therefore, the teaching takes profession. place in one semester and students sit a final Updates examination in that same semester. In 2011, teaching and examinations of all common During the year BCUC conducted its examinations undergraduate courses were on schedule, throughout the University in the two semesters’ except in some isolated cases where missed tradition. We are happy to report that there were lessons were reported and resolved. no negative incidences in the administration of the examinations in HIV and AIDS common course. This has been attributed to the role played by the satellite office that BCUC set up at the School of Public Health to support the coordinator, in the management of this course. BCUC was given a chance to exhibit at The Commission for Higher Education (CHE) Exhibition held at the Golf Hotel, Kakamega between March 17 and 19, 2011and during the

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S t u d e n t W e l f a r e 2011, CIPL under the current re-organization of the top management offices was placed u t h o r i t y A in division of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Production and Extension (RPE) Introduction CIPL is charged with the responsibility The Students Welfare Authority is the of initiating, promoting, facilitating and hospitality wing of the University. The Unit’s coordinating international programmes and core business to provide a comprehensive, links, staff and student exchanges and mobility, competent, and responsible catering and collaborative research projects and worldwide accommodation system for students. networking. The Centre acts as the window Updates for internationalization of the University of Nairobi. In 2011, SWA Management realized Ksh. 221 million from its operations i.e. catering The Centre improved in its ranking in and accommodation together with its performance contracting within the Income Generating Activities (IGUs). With University by emerging position four out of 19 these resources in place, SWA was able to departments in the Central Administration. In accomplish the external painting of halls 4, 6 2011, the Centre signed 50 Memorandum of and 7, renovated the CCU Cafeteria, ceramic Understanding (MOU) with other academic tiling of SMU offices in Lower State House, institutions and nine with industry. These burglar proofing of Maseno and Kapenguria MOUs resulted in successful projects such as: Halls, laying of slabs around the kitchen in training of postgraduate students, master’s Lower Kabete, replacement of slabs around dissertations, clinical research, several the Halls of Residence in Parklands and partial scholarships and research grants, support completion of the car park at Hall 13. of honorary lecturers, publication of books, consultancy services, student and staff In relation to embracing technology, SWA exchanges ,among others. commenced the development of the Catering Management Information System, in addition CIPL’s mandate is to facilitate collaboration to using online services for Halls Administration between the University of Nairobi and (HAMIS), Online Leave Application System International institutions or organizations, (OLAPIS) and Financial Management for staff and students to study in foreign Information System (FINS) institutions. In 2011, 10 students and five staff

Challenges In 2011, SWA faced challenges including the rise in the prices of commodities against constant pricing in accommodation and catering, inadequate human resources, limited financial resources, and inadequate bed space.

C e n t r e f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l p r o g r a m m e s & l i n k s

Introduction The Center for International Programmes and Links (CIPL) was established in 2002 under Statute XVII of the University of Nairobi. in

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Visiting international students take to the stage with their local counterparts. Facing page: students from Germany with AIESEC Members. were facilitated to study abroad. In addition, Accommodation for foreign students CIPL facilitated one Master’s student to study continued to be a challenge, even as the in Malmo University, one PhD staff registered University Management Board approved 150 on a sandwich programme at the University of bed spaces for foreign students. Complutense, Spain, while two administrative The Centre successfully facilitated the South staff, attended short term training to acquire Sudanese Students’ Independence celebrations specialized skills, at Malmo University, Sweden and get together function held on Saturday and University of Porto, Portugal, with funding 19th November 2011 and the 5th International from the European Commission, under the Students’ Day held on Friday 25th November Erasmus Mundus 1 Programme. 2011. Two visiting professors from Europe, Prof. Thilo Becker from Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Strategic Issues/Challenges and Prof. Miguel Rui Martins from University In 2011, CIPL developed and implemented a of Porto, Portugal were involved in some feedback mechanism for ensuring that MOUs teaching and exchange of scholarly ideas for are complied with. However, the Centre faces one month at the School of Engineering, and the challenge of facilitating and coordinating Dental School, respectively. The UoN, as a all international projects due to inadequate member of the Erasmus Mundus 1, received staff and funding of the Centre. 5.9 million US dollars and a donation of There is also need for better signage and materials and equipment for the School of visibility of CIPL office to all clients. Dental Sciences. CIPL also facilitated nine fundraising Way forward initiatives that resulted in a number of CIPL will continue to demand full disclosure scholarships, grants and student exchanges of all international projects going on in including: Volda University from Norway, department/schools from the respective Soka University from Japan, Kalamazoo Deans/Directors. In this connection, the Centre from USA, African Economic posted the MOU monitoring questionnaire on Research Consortium($14,700.00) , German the UoN intranet to ensure compliance with Studies Programme, Education International the provisions of MOU’s and agreements by (EI),Commonwealth Scholarships and Erasmus various colleges /faculties/institutes/centres/ Mundus 1 programme(5.9 million €). departments. Student matters All the activities and programmes facilitated by the Center for International Programmes and CIPL facilitated the enrolment of 708 Links will be posted on the University website. international students in various programmes.

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C onstruction a n d M a n a g e m e n t In 2011, the Department had the following focus: to develop and maintain adequate state-of-the-art physical facilities; enhance ICT facilities and utilization, focus on customer satisfaction and to increase office and learning space. In 2011, the department undertook the following projects:

Project Brief Introduction Estimated Updates Contract Amount University of Nairobi Provision of state-of-the- 1.2Billion Design process and Towers art lecture theatres and preparation of tender administrative offices documents in progress by the consultants. Ground breaking expected in July, 2012. Construction of Provide lecture theatres, 152Million Construction in School of Pharmacy office spaces progress, at 20 per cent completion level Lecture Theatre and Provision of learning 239Million Construction Science laboratories facilities and laboratories completed and facility at Kenya Science in use Construction of Provision of learning 43Million Facility in use Human Anatomy facilities and income Annex at Chiromo generation for the University Construction of Provide own/unshared 139Million Construction in sewerage treatment sewer treatment plant for progress plant at Lower lower kabete campus Kabete Campus Construction Provision of learning 97Million Contract awarded. of SEMIs Seed facilities Construction to Processing facilities commence soon. Construction of Provision of adequate 91Million Contract award Kisumu Campus learning facilities (Lecture awaited soon complex rooms, office space, library, bookstore) at Kisumu Development of Provision of learning and 1.3Billion Expanded learning Extra Mural Centre sporting facilities facilities at Refurbishment of Increased lecture rooms 23Million Facility complete and Agriculture Building and offices in use Provision of 500KVA Enhance learning 30Million Installation completed generator at Lower conditions and Upper Kabete campus Drilling and Provision of adequate 55Million Completion level at 85 equipping of water supply per cent Boreholes at - Kikuyu campus, CCU, Lower and Upper Kabete campuses

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The proposed Green University of Nairobi towers that will house increased academic and administrative activities. It will also assert and affirm the University as the leader in architectural thought, innovation and champion towards the provision of environmentally friendly solutions.

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O f f i c e o f t h e D e a n o f S t u d e n t s

The office of the Dean of Students is primarily In 2011, the placement office organized 21 concerned with student affairs, to help career talks, attended by approximately 4000 address the holistic growth, development and students Organizations giving these talks well being of students. Dealing with these included: Nation Media Group, East African responsibilities requires a multi-disciplinary Breweries, Microsoft, World Bank, CITI Bank, task force. Consequently the office is staffed Kenya ICT Board, Unilever, PWC, Bamburi with experienced professionals of diverse Cement, Equity Bank, KASNEB, NSSF, Housing backgrounds, and is headed by the Dean of Finance , BAT, PKF, General Electric Company. Students. Staff includes a placement officer, Our students got attachments in various counseling psychologists/ counselors, organizations including Office. In Nairobi (UNON); ICRAF, CFC, Maersk International, TNT, Bamburi, varied banks, including Cooperative Bank, Barclays, and KCB, as well as employment opportunities in varied government bodies.

In 2011, the Muslim chaplaincy facilitated the Annual Quran recitation competition at the 8-4-4- hall. During this competition, students participated in reciting and memorizing the The University of Nairobi Choir in a past performance. Quran, while the Muslims Students Association of University of Nairobi (MSAUN) provided chaplains, assistant deans of students and gifts for the winners of the competition. In administrative and support staff. 2011, Muslim students at the Medical School In 2011, the office encouraged students’ organized a medical camp in Dujis. positive involvement in internal and external In 2011, The Office of the Dean of Students, events and programmes, by planning and was fully engaged in the task of transforming facilitating activities with them that enhanced the university environment to ensure that their professional and personal well- being, gifted and deserving students with disability seeking to nurture the right values, strong have an equal opportunity to acquire social responsibility and responsible citizenship. education and as much as possible participate Part of such activity included: facilitating in the various aspects of university life. This programmes to develop student leadership included facilitating access to university skills, giving students awareness on topical buildings, providing services, awareness issues such as HIV/AIDS and careers, activities and advocating for accommodating supporting student participation in projects university policies and procedures. The that encourage innovativeness and creativity, following support services were available: including a positive interaction with the suitable accommodation for students with community and the environment. disability, provision of disability aids such as The office also addressed issues pertaining to hearing aids, sign language training and students with disability, and disseminated up- interpreter services for the hearing impaired, to-date information in general to the University Braille services and printed material in specific to the office. alternative formats for the visually impaired.

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Challenges, • Increase number of sign language recommendations and interpreters. future plans • Need for chaplaincy based professional In order to enhance the world class status of counsellors to add to the four already active the University of Nairobi the following are in voluntary student counselling some recommendations and future plans • Implementation of the action plan for • The student population has increased disabilities ,developed in 2004 considerably in the past few years and yet • Admission forms to the University should the number of counsellors has not. This limits include disability issues to help streamline the outreach and impact of counselling the services provided. and its related services. Therefore, there is need to increase appropriate staff in this • Address job placement issues for planning office , especially student peer counsellors and other purposes such as the number of in each campus. There is still a greater focus our students employed each year and by on module 1 students who readily receive whom. In particular address work placement information and varied services from this issues for students with disabilities as the office. Students in other modules do not latter remains a major challenge. readily receive this information and are therefore not often aware of the existence E s t a t e s D e pa r t m e n t of services offered by the office of the Dean of Students. There is need to increase the Introduction number of materials published and further, The Estates Department is charged with the post information concerning this office and responsibility of managing the University’s its services on the University intranet. physical assets, spread out in all the campuses, as well as in several regions of the country. • Facilitating student activities such as training These physical assets include land, buildings, e.g. for student peer counsellors, varied housing, lecture halls and classrooms, workshops , retreats, trips, religious services, laboratories, libraries, student’s hostels, etc. liturgical celebrations, proposed library for spiritual nourishment at the chaplaincy Achievements and proper career services, encouraging In 2011, all internal security team and caretaker greater intercampus, regional links in staff was trained in fire fighting and safety matters of faith and other useful activities, measures, fire assembly points were clearly equipping catholic student campus offices designated and marked in all campuses. The and prayer rooms/chapels as well as the department ensured that “no smoking’ and remuneration for various persons and fire exits were marked, further, all firefighting students for their work and effort towards equipment was serviced periodically as per this development of students sometimes maintenance schedules. requires external and numerous resources, accessing these is often a great challenge. Most of the buildings were connected to a generator system to solve the problem of • Muslim students in the main campus need power outage. a place for prayer. Currently, Muslim students pray on the open grounds ,which Future Projects is inconvenient for Muslim female student.s It is projected that all parcels of land belonging Some proposals have been made for the to the University will have title documents by designation of a prayer place for Muslim the end of 2012. students.

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I n f o r m a t i o n a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e c h n o l o g y

Introduction efficiency in its operations. The ICT centre had a portfolio of computer based Information In 2011, besides the traditional functions of systems that support administrative services, providing connectivity, systems development, teaching, research and learning, with a vast user support, and telephony, ICT embarked on majority being developed in-house. innovative projects that are improving service delivery. University rankings Wifi hotspots enabled our students to access Ranking of universities and research institutions online resources beyond normal lab hours using their websites has become a common with the busiest time being between 6pm practice. The University of Nairobi has been and 11pm. The SMIS was extended to allow monitoring her performance on Webometrics online room booking and direct receipting thus and 4ICU rankings. The University system of reducing queues experienced previously in websites is continuously being updated at manual receipting. the faculty/institute/departmental levels. The The number of PCs purchased through the content has been enriched and the design ICT centre in 2011 was 900, half of which improved. were procured by various departments in Webometrics ranking is among the first the University. The idea was to facilitate ranking that considered ranking world discounts through bulk purchases, introduce universities based on their websites. The standardisation in the computing facilities, and University of Nairobi has steadily improved benefit from collective after sales services. in its performance since 2004 when the first The University continued to automate its Webometrics ranking was released. In January functions to increase productivity and enhance 2012, UoN was ranked 17th in , and 1st in Kenya.

The following table indicates UoN ranking since 2009

WORLD POSITION IN

Ranking AFRIC RANK WORLD RANK SIZE VISIBILITY RICH FILES SCHOLAR Jan 2009 29 4,046 3,069 5,413 3,851 3,839 July 2009 24 4,467 2,490 7,001 4,327 3,711

Jan2010 28 3,897 3,136 4,679 4,363 4,104

Jul 2010 26 3,190 1,905 4 ,119 3,447 3,809

Jan 2011 27 3,136 1,976 4,335 3,310 4,382

Jul 2011 26 2,452 2,045 4,215 4,942 1,706

Jan 2012 17 1,367 631 1,794 2,761 1,724

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INTERNET BANDWIDTH USAGE up in the JKML library, selected student halls UoN expects to achieve the recommended of residences, Chiromo Campus, and Lower target of 5 Mbps shared bandwidth per 1,000 Kabete to maximize off peak hours utilization. students. This translates to a minimum of 250 Wireless internet provided access to the internet Mbps for the University where the current beyond normal computer lab hours. This student population is approximately 54,000. enabled our students to access the university Currently, UoN consumes an average of 176 online resources and the internet from the Mbps through the Kenya Education Network hotspots any time of the day, using the now Trust (KENET). common chemiweb and chemichemi Service Two key measures were put in place ensure that Set Identifiers (SSIDs). A wiki page was also the UoN community fully utilises the current provided: http://wiki.uonbi.ac.ke where staff bandwidth. The inter-campus routing capacity and students could access information on how was upgraded to ensure improved access to configure their gadgets, self-provisioning, to the shared internet bandwidth. Wireless acceptable use policy, and usage tips of this internet access points (hotspots) were also put great resource.

Wifi bandwidth utilisation for 2011

Lan And Wan Extensions with the rising demand. The project includes The User Support Section has consistently the supply, installation and commissioning of been involved in local and wide area network database servers, application servers, storage extension projects. These projects provide switches and storage arrays. more users with connectivity to the UoN The project is meant to increase the current network. The School of the Built Environment computing power and provide an agile, high had a network upgrade that saw an additional availability database, application and storage 468 data access points installed. At Kenya platform for the University’s MIS applications. Science, the lecture theater network extension This will ensure adequate capacity for the project added 120 data access points. university’s automated business processes, ease of growth and guarantee data security and Strategic issues integrity.

Server farm upgrade CHS and CEES Wifi projects The Center is in the process of upgrading the ICT Centre plans to roll out wireless internet Intranet Database Servers and Associated connection in College of Health Sciences (CHS) Storage. This project seeks to increase and College of Education and External Studies the University’s computing capacity for (CEES). In CEES, ICT Center will partner with automation of business process commensurate

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L i b r a r y D e pa r t m e n t

Kenya Education Network (KENET). Introduction The mission of the UON Library is to provide Kisii, Meru and Garissa Extra Mural LAN quality information service that will empower Connectivity of extra mural centers in Meru, the University in carrying out its core activities Garissa, and Kisii to the UoN network is of teaching, learning, research, community expected to be done in 2012. The target is to service and consultancy. achieve 120 data points. The UON Library system comprises the Main IP CCTV in examination halls Library and 13 College and branch libraries spread out in various campuses of the This project aims to install a centralized CCTV University. system in selected lecture halls across the campuses. The projected is expected to end by Updates and achievements Dec 2012. The Library had a stock of over 700,000 SWA/SMU network extension volumes of books and bound journals acquired through purchase and donations. The ICT center plans to extend the UoN network to SWA/SMU and student common The Library subscribed to over 45,000 peer rooms at SWA Headquarters. The project is reviewed, full text, electronic journals in aimed at expanding existing wired and WIFI all disciplines. Access to e-resources was network coverage and is expected to be enhanced through expansion of computer complete by December 2012. laboratories and other access points throughout the University.

High School students join UoN students during the annual School of Computing open day.

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The Library subscribed to 54,000 electronic Challenges books while continuing to evaluate other databases with a view to accessing additional • Meeting the user needs of the rapidly titles. expanding University programmes, student numbers and outlets, while The Library introduced a Graduate Research maintaining high standards section in order to meet diverse needs of its users in all the six College Libraries iand to • Responding innovatively to the dynamic provide specialized resources and services for global technological trends and changing high level research. information user needs and delivery The Library website was revamped to enhance modes. access to E-resources including e-books, • Ensuring optimal utilization of resources open access sources and subscribed sources. by enhancing user competence in the Following this undertaking, there was a University community. notable raise in users as monitored through the website. Further, the Library held a • Maintaining a role in narrowing global successful Open Day/Open Access Week. The digital divide, thereby enhancing aim of the open day was to create awareness institutional visibility in the digital age. on Library resources, and to promote access to free global open access resources. P l a n n i n g d i v i s i o n The Information Literacy training programmes were continued in all campuses to enhance Introduction user competence in utilizing electronic The Planning Division is located in the Vice- resources. These involved both lecturers and Chancellor’s Office and is headed by the students at all levels. Registrar Planning. The Division provides Library staff at various levels were trained support to the Vice-Chancellor’s office and through departmental and University-wide other related units. It boasts of taking a leading workshops and seminars. These included: role in the enhancement of the University’s Enhancing the University’s set standards of visibility in community functions and the performance to realize its stated vision; training promotion of the image of the University both in Information infrastructure to facilitate locally and internationally. In conjunction with research in academic institutions, information other departments/units, the Division plays a and knowledge management and information pivotal role in ensuring successful preparations networking in higher learning. of annual University of Nairobi graduation ceremonies and regular participation in The Library maintained external links with national agricultural shows. several institutions. These links enhanced accessing information resources and Updates and achievements strengthening institutional capacity for innovative resource management, some of The Division coordinated and facilitated the institutions included: Kenya Library and the following activities of the University Information Services Consortium (KLISC); during 2011: International Network for Availability of • The 2011 Nairobi International Trade Scientific Publications (INASP);Electronic Fair between September 26, 2011 and Information for Libraries (EIFL); and, Kenya October 2, 2011. The University was University Librarians Committee (KULC) judged in Class 21 as the Best Institution The University of Nairobi Library is currently of Higher Learning/Educational Stand; the national institutional co-coordinator for KLISC, EIFL and INASP. • The 45th and 46th graduation ceremonies held on September 9, 2011 and December 2, 2011 respectively .

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Strategic issues U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s

The Division liaised with relevant units and Introduction compiled information in respect to academic programmes which had either been reviewed The University of Nairobi Press (UONP) was or newly developed for incorporation in the established in 1984 as a company limited 2011/2012 University Academic Calendar. by guarantee. After it became operational in 1990, the first directors of the company The University of Nairobi brand continued to identified the objectives of the company as be sustained thorough rituals such as the NITF, consistent with the primary objectives of the University exhibitions, prize giving ceremony University of Nairobi. Among the objectives and graduation ceremonies. of the University of Nairobi is dissemination of knowledge through publications. Hence, The University image continued to be UONP’s mandate is scholarly publishing. promoted through local and international This portfolio makes UONP an important publications and events. partner in research and dissemination of Challenges intellectual enquiry. Through its publications, UONP continued to mirror and extend The process of printing the 2011/2012 the University’s intellectual strength and Calendar has been a challenge to the reputation. extent that it has not been produced as per anticipated schedule. This has been caused by New titles factors extraneous to the Division. In the year under review the Press published Future projections three new books as follows:

To develop a departmental website and • Working with Rural Communities: upload all statistical information regarding Participation Action Research in Kenya. By all graduates of the University of Nairobi, Preston Chitere and Roberta Mutiso. University exhibitions and participation in • In Our Own Tongues: Poetic Voices of Nairobi International Fairs. three Generations of African Women. By To store the information on previous and Fabu. current University Academic Calendars on • urviving the Academic Arena: My Complex CDs which shall be made available on request Journey to the Apex. By Francis John to students, staff, collaborating partners and Gichaga. stakeholders. Reprints To be more visible in the strategic planning of the University of Nairobi. In the year under review the Press reprinted two titles as follows:

• Mbinu za Uandishi By Jay Kitsao

• Basic Concepts of Microeconomic By C Ackello-Ogutu and J Waelti

Forthcoming books In 2011, the Press processed the following books for release in 2012:

Students display trophies won during the 2011 Nairobi International Trade Fair.

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• Efficiency analysis of health system units in Africa

• Native son: experiences of a Kenyan entrepreneur

• The Misiri Legend Explored

• Historical reflections on Kenya: Intellectual adventurism, politics and international relations

• Applied time series econometrics

• A time for harvest: women and constitution making in Kenya

Book launches During the year under review, the press launched one new publication: Surviving the Academic Arena by Prof Francis John Gichaga

Exhibitions/marketing trips

In 2011 , the Press undertook and attended First year students register for the 2011/2012 exhibitions as follows: Academic year. In March, 2011, UONP participated in the sector. Consequently, university students Kenyan Universities Exhibition held at were required to pay fees for the first time in Kakamega, the University of Nairobi Open the history of higher . Day in April, 2011; the Nairobi International Book Fair at Sarit Centre in September, 2011, This caused considerable disquiet among and the Nairobi International Trade Fair in students and their parents. In particular, October 2011. students from poor families faced the danger of being locked out of higher education. In Partnerships the event, the government undertook to In 2011, the Press maintained its links with provide a safety net in form of loans and the African Economics Research Consortium bursaries to them. For this purpose, the (AERC). University of Nairobi found it necessary to establish an office that would identify O f f i c e o f t h e such cases. However, over the years, the original mandate of the office has expanded S p e c i a l S t u d e n t to include providing advisory services in A d v i s o r academic, financial and social issues. For example, it liaises with the Higher Education The Office of the Special Student Advisor Loans Board on behalf of students. was created in 1992 in the aftermath of the Structural Adjustment Programme imposed In 2011, the Office investigated the by the Bretton Woods institutions. Specifically, background of 916 new cases, and it it required the Kenya Government to received KES 14, 045,000.00 from the introduce cost sharing in the education University of Nairobi Alumni Association

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and the Rattansi Educational Trust. This assistant games tutors, two coaches, a amount made it possible to award bursaries secretary, the office assistant, the messenger- to 2, 489 students. Other students were cum storekeeper, a cleaner, grounds man, directly assisted by charitable individuals and five life guards and a pump attendant. The organizations. Department has four (4) officers at the Central office and an officer in each of the The more desperate cases are enrolled in the Colleges/Campuses. Work-Study Programme where they earn some money to pay fees, while others, are Updates afforded the opportunity of running tuck shops in the halls of residence. In December, 2011, our University teams participated in the Kenya Universities Whereas the University is making every effort Sports Association Games at Ruaraka Sports to ensure that no deserving student is denied Grounds. The University was represented the chance of getting higher education, by a contingent of 242 students who there are explicit challenges. For example, participated successfully in rugby (men), some parents have not come to terms with soccer (men), hockey (men and women), the payment of fees and, hence, grudgingly handball (men and women), athletics (men do so even when they can afford it. Others, and women), swimming (men and women), regard HELB loans as a God sent gift which table tennis (men and women), basketball they should share with their offspring. Finally, (men and women), scrabble (men and some students and their referees deliberately women), chess (men and women), karate provide false information. But in spite of (men), tae kwon do (men). The University these hiccups, The University of Nairobi of Nairobi bagged 69 medals emerging 1st is committed to ensuring that it provides overall in the women’s category and 3rd aaaa safety safety net for genuinely needy overall in the men’s ,category in the entire students. region.

S p o r t s a n d G a m e s During 2011, the Department had an elaborate inter-campuses/colleges sports e pa r t m e n t D programme. On top of this, the University Introduction main teams for rugby, basketball, volleyball, The Department of Sports and Games is as hockey, soccer, handball, swimming, athletics old as the University itself dating back to and others represented the University the late 1960s. Currently, the Department of Nairobi in the National League and is composed of the following members of Tournaments and the Kenya Universities staff: the director, two games tutors, five Sports Association (KUSA) organized leagues.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. George Magoha receives prizes won by the University of Nairobi, rugby team "Mean Machine'' from captain Mr. Cedric Odera (third left) and Acting Director Sports and Games, Mr. Mbaabu Mureithi (c).

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The main objective was to identify and n i v e r s i t y e a l t h nurture players/athletes who represented U H the University in the said regional games and S e r v i c e s also to develop holistic graduates in terms of physical, social and mental health. University Health Services (UHS) is mandated to provide quality healthcare of international Strategic issues standard to the University community, with In 2011, the Department delineated the its daily operations being guided by the UHS following strategic issues: to maintain and Service charter sustain ‘state of the art’ sports facilities at the Updates college and University level, to continuously procure and maintain standardized sports In 2011, as part of its goal to expand its equipment and kits, and to increase the services, the UHS opened two extra clinics number of participants in sports and games. to cover the satellite and Kisumu Campuses. In 2011, UHS achieved the Achievements following: continuous provision of quality medical services, deployment of a senior In 2011, the Department successfully medical officer to Upper Kabete clinic, identified talents among our students, acquisition of medical equipment for Kikuyu nurtured the talents and achieved elitism in a clinic laboratory, and establishment of an number of students. The Department realized alcohol and drug abuse unit a wellness programme for a large number of students, and through the existing sports Challenges facing UHS programmes, our students were networked UHS endeavors to provide quality health care to the corporate world for employment to the University community; however, a with the award of scholarships to excelling number of challenges continued to hamper students particularly in the track athletics. The its goal. These included: limited autonomy in University achieved greater visibility through decision-making, rising demand for quality hosting such sports and through participation health care by both members of staff/ in national inter-university games and dependant and students, increasing cost national universities athletics championship. of providing care, limited space with the Lastly, there was the continued development satellite clinics operating in squeezed rooms, and management of sports facilities at inadequate ambulance services, and the Colleges and University level. unavailability of radiology services. Among come of the challenges that the Future projections Department faced included: lack of enough office space, inadequate allocation of financial In order to respond to the challenges above, resources, lack of adequate technical and UHS intends to undertake: renovation of all support staff at the college level. student clinics, establish a well equipped modern theatre, purchase of well equipped Future projections/way forward ambulances, to open a radiology unit and It is envisaged that there will be recruitment expand laboratory services to Upper and of enough technical staff to effectively render Lowe Kabete campuses, to attain some services to the growing student population, autonomy in the management of finances, and that there will be a review of the existing procurement and personnel matters, and structure to accommodate the Department’s to review the staff establishment for health expansion for effective services. Ultimately, records and information technologists and the Department hopes to establish a credible nursing cadres. proposal to the University Management so as to offer scholarships to excelling sportsmen and sportswomen.

23 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 2.00 College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences F a c u l t y o f A g r i c u l t u r e The 2011 annual report highlights issues that account for the competitive advantage of the Faculty of Agriculture in the areas of agricultural training (teaching and learning) and agricultural research along the academic, strategic and adoptive sectoral agenda. Other areas that add value to the competitive advantage include agricultural information packaging, communication and application to innovation development. In 2011, the Faculty of Agriculture re-commited itself to maintaining an open system for the assimilation of newer developments both from the external and internal environments. The Faculty continued to reorganize its programmes as well as the accompanying activities in order to produce quality graduates able to discharge their professional duties in the job-market place. Academic Programs In 2011, the Faculty conducted eight undergraduate degrees, four diploma, five certificate and short duration course programs. 20 post graduate programmes (Master of Science and PhD) in various disciplines were also offered. Enrollment In 2011, the following number of students were enrolled in various programmes: B.Sc. Food Science & Technology 28

B.Sc. Agriculture 71

B.Sc. Range Management 26

B.Sc. Agric. Education & Extension 31

B.Sc. Agribusiness Management 28

B.Sc. Food Nutrition and Dietetics 37

B.Sc. Mgt. of Agro-ecosystems & Environment 28

B.Sc. Horticulture 29

Diploma 7

M.Sc. 92

Ph.D 14

TOTAL 391

Graduands In 2011, the Faculty graduated the following: B.Sc. Agriculture: 47

B.Sc. Agricultural Education & Extension: 17

B.Sc. Agribusiness Management: 26

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B.Sc. Food Science & Technology: 14

B.Sc. Range Management: 16

B.Sc. Mngt. of Agro-ecosystems: 12

Diploma : 7

M.Sc: 65

Ph.D: 14

Publications vulnerable groups in Kenya: Antioxidant • Vadivel, V., Kunyanga C.N., and Biesalski, and Antidiabetic Activities. International H.K. (2011). Antioxidant potential and Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, type II Diabetes related Enzyme inhibition 62(5): 465-473. of cassiaobtusifolia K. Effect of indigenous Papers presented processing methods. Published online: 07 June 2011. Food Bioprocess technology, • Njenga J.N., Zimmermenn M.B., Brouwer I, DOI:10.1007/s 11947-011-0620-9 (ISSN: Mwangi A.M. and Kvalsvig J. Anaemia and 1935-5130, Impact factor: 2.238) nutritional status of children 5-7.5 months in Kikoneni Location, Msambweni District, • Kunyanga C.N.., Imungi, J.K.., Okoth, M.W., Kenya. 3rd Annual INSTAPA Conference, Momanyi, C., Biesalski, H.K. and Vadivel, Cotonou, Benin, 30th May – 3rd June V. (2011). Antioxidant and antidiabetic 2011. properties of condensed tannins in acetonic extract of raw and processed • Njenga J.N., Mkangu M., Mwangi A.M., food ingredients from Kenya. Journal of Kvalsvig J. and Zulu M. Descriptive Food Science, 76: C560-C567. compliance assessment in a randomized, double-blind, controlled study, Kikoneni • Kunyanga C.N.., Imungi, J.K.., Okoth, Location, Msambweni District, Kenya). 3rd M.W., Biesalski, H.K. and Vadivel, V. Annual INSTAPA conference, Cotonou (2011). Flavonoid content of ethanolic Benin, 30th May – 3rd June 2011. extract of indigenous foods consumed by

Maize infested by aflatoxin. One of the workshops held by the Faculty was to find solutions of dealing with aflatoxin.

25 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 F a c u l t y o f V e t e r i n a r y M e d i c i n e The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is one Research Projects of the oldest faculties of the University of In 2011, Prof. E.K. Kangethe, of the Department Nairobi having started training in diplomas of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology in the 1940s. It later became fully a fledged was the local partner for a projct on Safe Faculty offering degrees in 1962 and will be food, safe dairy products. The aim of the celebrating 50 years since inception, in 2012. It project is to assess the health risks associated has produced over 2,000 undergraduate and with Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins and fumonicins) postgraduate students. contamination of maize and animal feeds. In 2011, the Faculty had a teaching staff The project is a collaboration , between of 115, offering three (3) degree programs the University of Nairobi and MTT AgriFood namely; Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, B.Sc. Research, Finland. The Project is funded in Biomedical Technology and B.Sc. in Wildlife by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland. Management & related options. In addition, it Other partners are EVIRA-Finnish Food Safety offered over 20 M.Sc. and PhD programmes, Authority, and KARI in 1 postgraduate certificate, 1 diploma, and 1 Kenya.The project is supporting 10 Masters certificate program. students, 2 of whom are from the department. Through this project, it is expected that an ISO 17025 certified mycotoxin laboratory will Enrollment be established which will have international In 2011, the Faculty enrolled students as recognition for mycotoxin analysis. The project follows: leader is Prof. Hannu Korhonen (MTT Agrifood Research) Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine 100 The Faculty established a successful tree B.Sc. in Wildlife Management 14 nursery of medicinal plants at the University B.Sc. in Biomedical Technology 20 site at Ngong hills under the project on, ‘evaluation and commercialization of medicinal Dipl in Animal Health and Prod. 9 plants’ extracts for improved livelihoods: a Certificate in Artificial Insemination 25 case study of East Coast fever’. Funded by a World Bank grant through Kenya Agricultural Productivity (KAPP) and led by Prof. P.K. Graduands Gathumbi. From this project, medicinal plant seedlings were donated to CAVS tree planting In 2011, the faculty graduated the following: activities and to tree planting activities in Ph.D 6 selected schools M.Sc. 16 The department established and maintained Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine 80 a successful botanical garden of medicinal plants at CAVS field station for conservation , B.Sc. in Biomedical Technology 30 teaching and recreational purposes under the B.Sc. in Wildlife Management 16 project on, ‘Evaluation and commercialization of medicinal plants’ extracts for improved Dipl in Animal Health and Prod. 13 livelihoods: a case study of East Coast fever’. Certificate in Artificial Insemination 8 Funded by World bank grant through Kenya Agricultural Productivity (KAPP) led by Prof. P.K. Gathumbi.

26 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Prof. Maingi N. implemented a research for publication in scientific journals. project on the diagnostic and control tools and Two MSc students were trained under this strategies for Taenia solium cysticercosis’. The project. project was funded by ASARECA at the cost of US$ 521,859. The collaborating institutions in the project included the University of Dr Gitao G.C implemented a project on Nairobi, Kenya as the Principal Investigator, developing capacity for implementing International Livestock Research Institute innovative PPR control strategies based (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya, Sokoine University of on the epidemiology and socio-economic Agriculture, and , aspects of the disease in the East African . region. The project grant was USD 59,913 The objectives of this project included the donated by Regional Universities Forum for development and promotion of e user-friendly Capacity Building in Agriculture(RUFORUM). diagnostic tests for Taenia solium cysticercosis The Collaborating Institutions are Sokoine in pigs. University of Agriculture; Ministry of Livestock, Dept of Veterinary Services; FAO; Vetworks The project has achieved some of the . The objectives included: to following results and impacts: determine the serological prevalence, virus A “pen-side” field diagnosis test for infections characteristics and general epidemiology of in pigs was developed and training on the PPR, and establish risk factors that enhance use of the test for staff from the collaborating disease spread, and enhance human capacity institutions done. through post graduate training. Data on the epidemiology and risk factors of The main results and impacts are: the project infection was collected from Homa bay District, is training a Phd student who is conducting a Kenya. The data was presented in the Faculty study to determine the risk factors influencing of Veterinary Medicine Biennial Conference the patterns of PPR spread in Turkana District. and three manuscripts have been submitted

27 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Farmer perceptions on rural pig rearing in

P u b l i c a t i o n s Kakamega District, Western Kenya. Nordic • Kipronoh, A., Gathuma, JM., Kitala, PM and Journal of African Studies 19(1): 43-57 Kiara, HK (2011). Pastrolists perception of • Nalule A. S., Mbaria, J. M., Olila, the impact of East Coast Fever on cattle D. and Kimenju, J. W. (2011). production under extensive management Ethnopharmacological practices in Northern Rift Valley, Kenya. Livestock in management of helminths by Research for Rural Development, 23(6): pastoral communities in drylands of • Kipronoh, A., Gathuma, JM., Kitala, PM and Uganda. Livestock Research for Rural Kiara, HK (2011). Prevalence of tick-borne Development, Volume #36 http:/www.Irrd infections in extensive cattle management 23/2/2nalu23036. system in West Pokot District, Kenya. Bull. • Nguta, JM., Mbaria, J M PK. Gathumbi, Anim. Hlth Prod. Africa,59:43-52 D. Gakuya, JD Kabasa, and SG Kiama • Maloba, F., J. M. Kagira, G. Gitau, J. N. (2011). Ethnodiagnostic skills of the Ombui, J. Hau and M. Ngotho (2011). Digo community for Mmalaria: a lead to Astrocytosis as a biomarker for late stage traditional bioprospecting. Frontiers in human African Trypanosomiasis in Vervet Pharmacology 10.3389/fpharm.2011.0003 monkey. Sci. Paraitol. 12(2): 53-59. • Odindo M.O., Adhiambo, R.A., Odindo, • Mugavane, F. I, W. O. Ogara, T. K. M.A. and Ogara, W.O. (2011) Baseline Lumumba (2011) Factors influencing study on medicinal plants: Olooseos adoption of dairy goats in Meru County, Community Centre, Kajiado District. The Kenya: [prospects and constraints. Journal Professional Vol 3, 2011:25-31. of the Commonwealth Vet Ass 2011 Vol. • Rao, K. P., Maitho, T. Kamania E. K and 27 (1), 5-14. Sagre, P. (2011). Design and preclinical • Muthee J K, Mbaria J M, Thaiyah A G, studies of Miconazole soap strips for Karanja D N and Gakuya D W (2011). dermal infections. International Journal of Clinical, haematological, biochemical and Institutional Pharmacy and Life Sciences, pathological manifestations of sub-acute 1(1): 68-76. toxicity of Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn • Wamalwa K., M. Castiello., J. N. Ombui in calves. Bulletin of Animal Health and and J. M. Gathuma. (2011). Capacity Production in Africa, 59:17-24 building: benchmark for production • Muthee J. K., Gakuya D.W., Mbaria, J. of meat with low levels of bacterial M., Kareru P. G., Mulei C. N., Njonge contamination in local slaughterhouses F.K., (2011). Ethnobotanical study of in Somaliland. Tropical Animal Health and antihelmintic and other medicinal plants Production. traditionally used in Loitoktok District of • Kavoi, B. and Hassanali, J. (2011). Kenya. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Comparative morphometry of the olfactory 135(1):15-21 bulb, tract and stria in the human, dog and • Mutua, F. K., Arimi, S. M., Schelling, E, goat. Int. J. Morphol., 29(3):939-946. Ogara, W.O., Dewey, C. E. A.(2011): • Makanya, A.N., El-Darawish, Y., Kavoi, Prediction of live body weight using length B.M. and Djonov, V. (2011). Spatial and and girth measurements for pigs in rural functional relationship between air Western Kenya. J.Swine Health Prod.2011; conduits and blood capillaries in the 19(1):26-33 pulmonary gas exchange tissue of adult • Mutua, F. K., Arimi, S. M., Schelling, E, and developing chickens. Micr. Res. Tec., Ogara, W.O., Dewey, C. E. A.(2011): 74(2):159-69.

28 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 • Oyugi, D.O., Cucherousset, J. Ntiba, M.J., products for purposes of registration and Kisia, S.M., Harper, D.M. and Britton, J.R. sale in to the Kenyan market; FAO , (2011). Life history traits of an equatorial to provide training and consultancy services common carp Cyprinus carpio population for Somalia’s meat sub-sector; Addis Ababa in relation to thermal influenes on invasive University, University of Khartoum, populations. Fisheries Res., 110:92-97. University of Science and Technology (Sudan), • Oyugi, D.O., Harper, D.M., Ntiba, J.M., Kisia, Makerere University (Uganda) and Freie S.M. and Britton, J.R. (2011).Management Universität, Berlin (Germany). implications of the response of two Development and implemention of a Tilapiine Cichlids to long-term changes in joint masters course in Trans-boundary lake level, allodiversity and exploitation in Animal Disease Management - an ACP-EU an equatorial lake. AMBIO (Royal Swedish Collaborative Program in Higher Education Academy of Sciences), 40: 469-478. (EDULINK); Bee Keeping Station, Ministry of Livestock Deveopment, on analysis of Faculty activities antibiotic and pesticide residues in honey; In 2011, the Faculty hosted the continuous Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry professional training workshop on “advances of Livestock Developmet, on analysis of in pest management and the role of chemical residues in meat and training in veterinarians” . The work shop held on 16th meat inspection; Carnige-Regional Initiative in September 2011 attreacted 30 participants Science and Education(RISE) through African drawn from the department of veterinary Natural Research and training Network services, private sector and faculty. (AFNNET), sponsoring students for Masters In related activities, member of staff in the and PhD programs in Natural products; Meat the Faculty won several consultancies as Training Institute(MTI), Ministry of Livestock follows: assessment of the effectiveness of development, in training and evaluation of urea sanitization of human feaces for use as meat inspectors; Kenya Bureau of Standards, manure, Kshs 1,320,000, needs assessment in development of food safety standards; survey for continuous professional education International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), in veterinary public health and development in multidisplinary joint research programs; and of training modules, Ksh. 2,300,000, analysis Kenya Veterinary Board, on development and of Somaliland livestock and meat value chains, implementation of Continuous Professional Ksh.1,828,340, analysis for pesticide residue Training Workshops. and heavy metal levels in meat sold in Kenya, Ksh.735,000, practical training of diploma in animal health and production students in New research grants pharmacological techniques, 40,000, certificate • To enhance sustainable agricultural training of personnel working in the livestock production and processing practices sector in Somaliland and Puntland on meat for high quality beef and chicken meat hygiene and quality assurance, USD 125,170, products for competitive markets for and consultancy to carry out toxicological improved livelihood in the ASAL.- Funded studies of Permethrin pesticide, Ksh. 275,000. by Kenya Productivity and Agribusiness Project (KAPAP)- Prof. Kanyari- Beef Value Linkages and collaboration Chain (Total Budget- Kshs. 22,187, 290.00, In 2011, the Faculty was involved in the Prof. Kabuage / Dr. Kuria- Chicken Value following linkages: Chain- Total Budget – Kshs. 7,000,000.00 Pesticide Control and Products Board(PCPB), • Improvement of dairy productivity and to provide toxicity testing for new pesticide marketing in sub-humid and pastoral

29 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 areas of Kenya through improved value Animals (KSPCA); Mr Laban Njoroge, Kenya chain . – Funded by Kenya Productivity Medical Research Institute; Mr Mwebi Ogeto, and Agribusiness Project (KAPAP)- Dr. G.C. National Museums of Kenya (NMK), Professors Gitao – (Total Budget- Kshs. 6,020,985.00) P.K. Gathumbi and P.N. Nyaga and Dr P. G Mbuthia from the department of veterinary Linkages established or continued Pathology Microbiology and Parasitology and The University of Nairobi, Faculty of Veterinary Dr J.M. Mbaria from the department of Public Medicine and the University of Agricultural health Pharmacology and Toxicology. Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj- In this litigious age, veterinarians, biologists Napoca, Romania have signed an MoU for and others concerned with animals need purposes of joint research projects among formal teaching in forensic techniques so other collaborative activities. This initiative that evidence is correctly presented and is as a result the visit to Romania by Prof. reports are of maximum value to courts P.W.N. Kanyari in the month of September, of law. Competence in these respects is 2011. At the moment, there is a visiting team important in terms of wildlife conservation, of 8 scholars from the Romanian University animal welfare, professional standards and undertaking joint research work in the the judicial process. This forensic workshop Northern part of Kenya. has been widely publicized in the Bulletin of The fore mentioned team have brought with Royal College of Pathologist (2011 )156: 256- them the following two pieces of equipment: 257 and Companion: The British Small Animal • A Digital Microscope valued at KES Association (BRASVA) Membership Magazine 900,000.00 (2011) December, 25-27 • A Stereo Microscope valued at KES The closing ceremony of the forensic science 600,000.00 workshop in the Department of Veterinary Pathology Microbiology and Parasitology on Continuing Professional May 18- 2011 was graced by the Principal development : CAVS, Prof. Agnes Mwang'ombe. A one-Day Workshop on Veterinary Forensic Research projects Medicine was held on Wednesday 18th May 2011 in the Department of Veterinary 1. Development and evaluation of herbal Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology. anthelmintic drugs for ruminant animals. The participants at the workshop came from An innovation project funded by JKUAT a range of disciplines, predominantly but not training one PhD (UON) and three masters entirely members of the veterinary profession, student(JKUAT). The research titles are: with a good number of students also in (a). Formulation, safety and efficacy of attendance. Fourty people were expected but anthelmintic herbal products from selected 178 registered. plants in Kenya (b). Determination of in vitro anthelmintic activity and The workshop consisted of presentations from phytochemical studies of prosopis juliflora speakers from different institutions including (sw.) dc (fabaceae). (Dr. Gakuya) Professor John E Cooper from the UK, who is also a Visiting Professor at the department; 2. African Natural Products Research and Mrs Margaret E Cooper, also from the UK, who Training Network(AFFNET) for training is a Visiting Lecturer at the Department; Mr PhD and Masters students supported by Moses Otiende, a scientist with Kenya Wildlife Carnegie-Regional Initiative in Science Services (KWS); Mrs Jean Gilchrist from the and Education. Medicinal plants for Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of management of Malaria, Arthritis, Rheumatism and Diabetes (Dr. Gakuya)

30 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Prof. Agnes Mwang'ombe during the closing session of the forensic science workshop.

3. Welfare of Dairy Cattle in the small holder Papers Presented production systems in Nairobi and its • Mosoti Mogoa Promoting Animal and Environs. (Dr. Aleri) Human Welfare in Disasters: The Role of 4. Retrospective study on Ear conditions in Veterinary Professionals. Proceedings of dogs in Nairobi and its Environs(Dr. Aleri) the 45th Annual Scientific Conference of 5. Effects of carica papaya seed extract on the Kenya Veterinary Association, 27th – boar gonads – ongoing (Dr. Kipyegon) 29th April 2011, Kisumu, Kenya. 6. Socio-economic impact and spatial • J.W. Aleri, J. Nguhiu-Mwangi, E.M. Mogoa distribution of rift valley fever and its and C.M. Mulei (2011): Risk factors management capacity enhancement in associated with body injuries and poor Northeastern Kenya. Dr. Victoria Ng’ondu, welfare in cattle within smallholder units Profs. Phillip N. Nyaga and George. K. Gitau. in peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Scientific 7. The prevalence of bovine mastitis and conference of the Kenya Veterinary usefulness of petrifilms as a diagnostic tool Association, 27th – 29th April 2011, for determining potential treatment regime Kisumu Kenya. for pathogen causing mastitis in and Nakuru Districts, Kenya. Dr. Royford Bundi • Gathumbi P.K and E. Dobson (2011) Post M., Profs. G.K. Gitau, John Vanleeuwen and mortem and forensic report & procedures. C.M. Mulei A paper presented in the Kenya Veterinary Association Annual Scientific 8. Epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes Conference Kisumu on 27th to 29th April and efficacy of moxidectin and albendazole 2011 at Kisumu Hotel Kenya on zero-grazed and free range dairy cattle, in Nyeri and Nakuru Districts of Kenya. Dr. Publications Waweru Kabaka, Dr. Phillip M. Kitala, Profs. 1. Hlushchuk, R., Ehrbar, M., Reichmuth, George. K. Gitau, Ndichu Maingi, and John P., Heinimann, N., Styp-Rekowska, B., VanLeeuwen. Escher, R., Baum, O., Lienemann, P., 9. The effect of community wildlife sanctuaries Makanya, A., Keschet, E. and Djonov, on pastoral livestock production system. V. (2011). Decrease in VEGF expression Elizabeth Nduku Muthiani, Dr. J.T. Njoka, induces intussusceptive vascular Dr. P.I.D. Kinyua and Prof. G.K. Gitau. pruning. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol., 31(12):2836-2844.

31 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 2. Hlushchuk, R., Makanya, A.,N. and Djonov, changes in Lake Level, Allodiversity and V. (2011). Escape mechanisms after Exploitation in an Equatorial Lake. AMBIO antiangiogenic treatment, or why are the (Royal Swedish Academy of sciences), 40: tumors growing again. Int. J. Dev. Biol.. 469-478. 55(3-5):563-567. 8. Wambugu, S.N., Mathiu, P.M., Gakuya, 3. Kavoi, B. and Hassanali, J. (2011). D.W., Kanui, T.I., Kabassa, J.D. and Kiama, Comparative Morphometry of the S.G. (2011). Medicinal plants used in the Olfactory Bulb, Tract and Stria in the management of chronic joint pains in Human, Dog and Goat. Int. J. Morphol., Machakos and Makueni counties, Kenya. J. 29(3):939- 946. Ethnoparmacol., 137(2): 945-955. 4. Makanya, A.,N. El-Darawish, Y., Kavoi, 9. Sabuni Z A, Mbuthia P G, Maingi N, Nyaga B.M. and Djonov, V. (2011). Spatial and P N, Njagi L W, Bebora L C and Michieka J functional relationship between air N. Prevalence of ectoparasites infestation conduits and blood capillaries in the in indigenous free-ranging village chickens pulmonary gas exchange tissue of adult in different agro-ecological zones in Kenya. and developing chickens. Micr. Res. Tec., Livestock Research for Rural Development 74(2):159-69. 22 (11) 2011 5. 7. Makanya, A.N., Hlushchuk, R. and 10. N Maingi and G K Njoroge: A Constraints Djonov, V. (2011). The pulmonary blood- on production, disease perceptions and gas In the avian embryo: inauguration, ticks and helminths control practices on development and refinement. Respr. dairy cattle farms in Nyandarua District, Physiol. Neurobiol., 178(1):30-38. Kenya. Livestock Research for Rural 6. Oyugi, D.O., Cucherousset, J. Ntiba, M.J., Development. Volume 22, Article 138, Kisia, S.M., Harper, D.M. and Britton, J.R. Retrieved August 2, (2011). Life history traits of an equatorial 11. Aleri, J.W., Nguhiu-Mwangi, J. and common carp Cyprinus carpio population Mogoa, E.M (2011). Housing-design as a in relation to thermal influenes on invasive predisposing factor for injuries and poor populations. Fisheries Res., 110:92-97. welfare in cattle within smallholder units 7. Oyugi, D.O., Harper, D.M., Ntiba, J.M., in periurban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. Kisia, S.M.,. and Britton, J.R. (2011). Livestock Research for Rural Development Management Implications of the Response 23:03: paper 53 on-line version. http:// of Two Tilapiine Cichlids to Long-Term www.lrrd.org/lrrd23/3/aler23053.htm

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I n s t i t u t e o f N u c l e a r S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y

The Institute’s mandate is to: airborne particulate mater in Njoro area of Nakuru, Dose conversion factors for a target a) train local manpwoer in the applications of close to semi-infinite ground source of gamma nuclear science and technology radiation, Industrial pollution in Kenya, b) study, utilize and promote peaceful uses of Assessing exposure and perception to improve nuclear technolgy in the country and protect public health, Modeling of c) provide analytical and instrumentation particulate matter dispersion, A case study of services within and without the University Bamburi Cement Plant, Kenya, ZMicrominerals and density nutritive quality potential in the African annual forage clover (Trifolium quartinianum, d) use nuclear techniques in the analysis of a cv. Mealton five) in relation to a soil status. variety of environmental samples. Aerosol studies at the Global Atmosphere Teaching Watch site on Mount Kenya.

The Institute offered a Master of Science Publications programme in Nuclear Science, the main Levi Shadeya, M Akundabweni, R.W. objective of this degree was to train scientists Munene, D; D. M. Maina, S.K. Bartilol:Mineral in the applications of radiation science. The micronutrient density in local cereals sampled country’s energy needs have also continued from Bungoma, Maseno and Kibwezi areas” to grow at a very fast rate. The Institute AJFAND, Vol 10(11), pp. 4301 – 4319. developed a four year undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Technology (Energy Systems), Kaniu MI, Angeyo KH, Mangala MJ, Mwala A whose objective was to produce the K and SK Bartilol: Feasibility for chemometric necessary manpower for this industry. energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering (EDXRFS) spectroscopy method for In addition, the Institue offerd a 3-month rapid soil quality assessment” X-Ray Spectrom. certificate course in renewable energy. 2011, 40, 432–440 Enrolled Students Kinney, P. L., Gichuru, Volacsko-Close, N., In 2011, twenty four students enrolled for the Ngo, N,. Ndiba P. K., Gachanja, A., Gaita, M. master of science degree . G., Chillrud, S. M., Sclar, E.4): Traffic impacts on PM2.5 air quality in Nairobi, Kenya. Research Environmental Science & Policy, 14, 369-378. Members of staff were involved in activities as follows: Papers presented Maina, D. M :Air Quality Measurements in Determination of Elemental Concentrations in selected industrial areas of the Nairobi Edible Seaweeds from the Kenyan Coast Using metropolitan. A paper presented in X-ray Fluorescence Technique. Trace Element International Atomic Energy Agency and Bioavailability concentrations in Food Workshop on Developing Air Pollution Stuffs connomly consumed in South Rift, Kenya, Monitoring in Urban Zones held in Hotel Profiling of heavy metal pollution of Upper Equator, Arusha, Tanzania on 25th – 27th and Middle Nzoia river by analyzing sediments May, 2011. . and water samples, Heavy Metal analysis of

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Introduction Enrolment The School of the Arts and Design, is Undergraduates 345 a constituent school in the College of Masters 24 Architecture and Engineering (CAE). It has 12 academic staff and 10 support staff serving Ph.D 3 over 400 students pursuing undergraduate, International Student Component postgraduate and short courses. The School enrolled four international students Design is a discipline that serves every sector drawn from China, Brazil, and of the economy and as such is an important Uganda. vehicle for industrialization and quality lifestyles. In highly competitive markets, design Research activities makes a significant contribution distinguishing In 2011, Samuel Maina undertook research on products and services through packaging, the integration of an Eco-ethical strategy for advertising and communication. The School product life cycle. The research was carried out boasts of over 42 years of design education in Nairobi. and has graduated over 2,000 students. It was International Links and honoured to be the host of the International Collaborations Society of Industrial Designers Conference (ICSID) in January 2011. In 2011, the School had four links with institutions as follows: Network of Africa Courses Offered Designers (NAD) linking with over 10 design In 2011, the School offered three degree institutions in Africa for developing curriculum programmes: Bachelor of Arts in Design, and conferences; India Africa dialogue, Master of Arts in Design, and a PhD in Design. as part of cultural exchange through the Under the three degree programmes, the e-platform; National Institute of Design, India; students specialised in, graphic, interior , and, University of Arts and Poznan, Poland, in fashion , product design and illustration. which professors have visited the School and

One of the models displayed by final year architecture students during their exhibition in 2011

34 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 developed an MOU for cooperation. S c h o o l o f Consultancies t h e B u i l t In 2011, The School engaged in four E n v i r o n m e n t consultancies as follows: GOK/UoN/APDK, to develop training manuals for the prevention, INTRODUCTION early identification and treatment of disabilities; The School of The Built Environment was University of Nairobi for the development of created in January 2006, following the visual and promotional materials including re-structuring of the former Faculty of brochures, posters and artwork; Kenya High Architecture, Design and Development. In Commission, New York, for interior design 2011, the School had 101 staff and slightly services; and, the Chrisom Agencies, for over 1,000 students, offering an almost unique creating visual communication and graphics range of educational opportunities spanning material. the diverse range of professions involved Graduands in the planning, design and construction, development and costing, valuation and In 2011, the School graduated 52 management of the environment and undergraduates and one post graduate at the infrastructure. level of Ph.D The School catered for the needs of Papers Presented at Conferences government, industry, local and international Onyango, W.H. Revisiting the marketability in communities and professional practice by the Jua Kali design industry. A paper presented providing courses in architecture and design at the Nairobi International Design Conference technology, construction management, (NIDEC). January 2011. quantity surveying, valuation and property management, planning, housing and urban Pido, O and D. Pido. Exploring micro-industrial management design potentials. A paper presented at the Nairobi International Design Conference Enrolment (NIDEC). January 2011. In 2011, the School enrolled the following: Osanjo,L. Emerging opportunities for development in the new constitution in Kenya. Undergraduate A paper presented at the Nairobi International Department of Architecture and Design Conference (NIDEC). January 2011. Building Science: 297

Mwiti, B. Influence of technology in design. A Department of Urban & Regional paper presented at the Nairobi International Planning: 164 Design Conference (NIDEC). January 2011. Department of Real Estate and Onguso, K, and M. Muiya. Energy conservation Construction Management: 569 initiatives for sustainable design in Kenya. A paper presented at the Nairobi International Design Conference (NIDEC). January 2011. Postgraduate Other Activities : 2

In 2011, Ms Nkatha Kiruthi , a student at the Master of Urban Management: 2 School, participated in African Fashions Fair Master of Arts in Construction 2011, and emerged the winner. Management: 16

35 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Master of Arts in Valuation and Property Maina S.M. Alleviating gaia’s poly-mess; an Management: 5 archetypal eco-ethical product design outlook. Africa Habitat Review 5 (2011); 326 – 334 Master of Arts in Planning: 10 Kigara, K .The role of architecture in Kenya Research activities Vision 2030; a case of University of Nairobi. In 2011, staff in the School took part in Africa Habitat Review 5 (2011); 364 – 370. research activities as follows: Rockefeller Graduands Foundation on informal settlements upgrading; UN Habitat human capacity needs assessment, In 2011, the School graduated the following land sector, in Kenya; UNCRD regional numbers: planning for and ; and, UNEP Bachelor’s degrees : 179 and Department of Urban & Regional Planning Postgraduates Diplomas: 12

International links and Masters Degrees: 9 collaborations Ph.D: 3 The School, through the department of architecture and building science had six Papers presented international linkages: with: ETH – Zurich Njeru, P. Low cost and eco-conscious: studio exchange; NOMA/SEARCH Scholarship; compatibility in Amani village. A paper Bauhaus University, Weimer; and joint presented at a congress held in Wuhan,China, programs with the Koln International School of 4th to 28th October, 2011. Design; Kent State University; and the Colorado State University. Rukwaro, R. ‘In search of architectural form creation in nature and culture. A paper The School, through the department of urban presented at the Architecture and Urbanism and regional planning, had three international in Eastern Africa Workshop, ADD Building, academic linkages: with the Columbia University of Nairobi, 16th – 18th August 2011. University/Centre for Sustainable Urban Development; Rockefeller Foundation; and the Ebrahim, Y. ‘Diagnosing, remedial action Volvo Research and Education Foundation and retrofitting techniques to sick building syndrome (SBS) in upland climates’. A paper Publications presented at the Architecture and Urbanism Anyamba, T.J.C. Developing an authentic in Eastern Africa Workshop, ADD Building, African architecture. Africa Habitat Review 5 University of Nairobi, 16th – 18th August 2011. (2011); 276 – 285. Activities Omenya, A. Effects of globalization in training During the year under review, The Department architectural design: a case for a pedagogical of Architecture and Building Science held shift in African schools of architecture. Africa an Eastern African Regional Workshop on Habitat Review 5 (2011); 286 – 294. ‘Architecture and Urbanism in Eastern Africa’, Oyaro, E Developing resources for the in the ADD Building on 16th – 18th August, training of architects. Africa Habitat Review 5 2011. The workshops run concurrently with (2011); 296 – 302 an exhibition, and the annual prize giving Rukwaro, R .Dissemination of architectural ceremony sponsored by Basco Paints. knowledge among research, training and practice. Africa Habitat Review 5 (2011); 304 – 316.

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Introduction The School of Engineering is located on the Main Campus, along Harry Thuku Road, directly opposite the main administration building of the University. Nearby landmarks include the Central Police Station, the Norfolk Hotel, and the Kenya National Theatre. It is comprised of the following departments: Department of Civil and Construction Engineering; Department of Electrical and Information Engineering; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering; and, Department of Geospatial and Space Technology. In 2011, the School offered undergraduate study programmes leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in the following degrees: Civil and Construction Engineering; Electrical and Information Engineering; Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; Environmental and Biosystems Engineering; and, Geospatial and Space Technology.

Enrollment In 2011, the School enrolled the following number of students: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering: 564

B.Sc. Civil and Construction Engineerin: 690

B.Sc. Geospatial Engineering: 175

B.Sc. Environmental and Biosystems Engineering: 215

B.Sc. Electrical and Information Engineering: 651

M.Sc: 115

Ph.D: 14

International Links & Industrial Africa, Princeton University/Art Centre College Collaboration of Design Pasadena California, Department of Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Through the department of mechanical management (EHSEM), Harvard University, engineering, the School had the following Africa Bio-fuel and Emission Reduction (East links: African Materials Science and Africa) Ltd. Engineering Network (ASMEN), Industrial Collaboration with L.G. Air Conditioning Publications Academy for training of engineers in air conditioning and refrigerating; Car and • Kihiu,J, G. Rading and S. Mutuli (2011) General Boiler, Piping and Pressure Vessel Cross, Book. Design Stresses, Publishers, Through the department of civil and Germany. construction engineering, the School had links as follows: University of Florida; University of • Mwero,J.N, S.O. Abuodha, S.W. Mumenya, Portsmouth, UK; National Taiwan University of G.O. Rading and F.P.L. Kavishe(2011) : Science & Technology, Taiwan. Sugarcane fiber ash: composition, particle size distribution and pozzolanic properties. Through DEBE, the School established links ICASTOR Journal of Engineering Vol. 4 no. with Jamii Bora Trust, World Vision Kenya, 2 (2011) 137 – 144. Cape Peninsula University of Technology South

37 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 • Mbuge ,D.O., L. Gumbe and G.O. case study of Somalia. Land Degradation Rading(2011) Analysis of natural and Development. 10.1002/ldr.1151. – degradation of HDPE lining using time- *2011 (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ dependent properties, Ploymer Eng. And doi/10.1002/ldr.1151/abstract Sci. 51(6), 1198-1205. • Omuto, CT. 2011. A new approach for • Osano S.N., S.K. Mwea (2011) Root tensil using time-series remote-sensing images strength of 3 typical plants and their to detect changes in vegetation cover and contribution to soil shear strength, : composition in dry lands: a case study of Journal of Civil Engineering Research and eastern Kenya. International Journal of Practice Vol. 8 No. 1 pp 57 – 73, Nairobi Remote Sensing, 32:6025-6045 – *2011 • Onyancha M , C., Mathu, E., Mwea, (http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10. S., & Ngecu, W.(2011) A study on the 1080/01431161.2010.499384 engineering behavior of Nairobi subsoil, • Obiero, John P. O. , Mohammed A. Asian Research Publishing Network, Vol 6 Hassan, Lawrence O. M. Gumbe (2011) No. 7 July 2011 ISSN 1819 - 6608 Modeling of streamflow of a catchment in • Mumenya,S.N.(2011) Use of fiblillated Kenya in Journal of Water Resource and polypropylene in concrete and cement Protection, 2011, 3, 667-677 doi:10.4236/ composites : ISBN 979-953-307-489-3. jwarp.2011.39077 Published Online September 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/ • Mumenya S. W., Tait R. B. and Alexander journal/jwarp) Copyright © 2011 SciRes. M. G(2011) : Evaluation of toughness of JWARP weathered textile, Concrete Materials & Structures Journal (2011) Vol. 44, page • Odira, P. M., A. M. O. Nyadawa, Ndwalla 279 – 289, DOI 10.1617/s 11527-010- B. O., Juma N. A. and J. P. O. Obiero. 962604 (2011) Impact of land-use/cover dynamics on stream flow: a case of Nzoa river • Mwero, J.N , S. O. Abuodha, S. W. catchment, Kenya., Nile Water Science Mumenya, G. O. Rading, F. P. K. and Engineering Journal, Vol 3 (issue 2 Kavishe(2011) Sugarcane waste fiber ash: composition, particle size distribution and • Gichuhi,N. W. , A. N. Gitau, J. M Mutua, pozzolanic properties, ICASTOR Journal K.K Kabarere, M. K. Mangoli, ( 2011) of Engineering (2011) vol. 4, No. 2 page Distributed generation of green electricity 137 - 144 for sustainable rural eelectrification in Kenya. ICASTOR Journal of Engineering • Kinney P. L., Gichuru M. G., Volavka-Close Vol. 4, No. 1 (2011) 65-77 N., Ngo N., Ndiba P. K. Law A., Gachanja , Gaita M. G., Chillrud S. M., and Sclar E. Graduands (2011) Traffic Impacts on PM2 .5 air quality In 2011, the School graduated the following in Nairobi, Kenya, :Environmental Science & Policy 14, 369, - 378 (2011) numbers: B.Sc Mechanical Engineering: 58 • Gichaga, F.J (2011) Surviving the academic arena: my complex journey to B.Sc Civil & Construction Engineering: 68 the apex, University of Nairobi Press, B.Sc Geospatial Engineering: 37 • Mulaku G.C(2011) GIS in Education B.Sc Environmental and Biosystems Planning: The Kenya School Mapping Engineering: 32 Project. African Survey Review, Vol.43. No.323, pp567-578, October, 2011. B.Sc Electrical and Information • Omuto, CT, Balint, Z, and Alim, MS. 2011. Engineering: 88 ) A framework for national assessment M.Sc. 11 of land degradation in the drylands: A

38 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Research activities Schemes in Kenya - (GOK MWI – NIB. The study involved research on Mwea Irrigation Scheme Oduori ,F was awarded a grant by the water management and improvement project, National Council of Science and Technology to a collaboration with the government of Kenya. commercialize a sisal decorticator. D.O Mbuge was involved in research on Mwaka M, was awarded a grant by the determination of the water requirement and National Council of Science and Technology optimum room conditions for the indoor for a project on small scale water extraction in cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms. arid and semi-arid areas by wind power A.K Inima was involved in research on Mulaku, G.C. was involved in research evaluation of small scale water retention on the Kenyan cadastre and spatial data structures in Kitui District, sponsored by the infrastructure. Ministry of Agriculture. Musyoka, S.M. was involved in research on J.O Agullo was involved in research on a three the modernization of the Kenyan geodetic dimensional environmental simulation model network. of a greenhouse system Rostom, S.R. was involved in research on aerial triangulation by digital photogrammetry Karanja, F.N. was involved in research on Papers presented earth observations for natural resource • Gichaga , F.J . Training professionals for management, gender –disaggregate spatial infrastructure development: the Troika databases and applications, application of GIS of government, industry and academia. in poverty reduction. A paper presented at the Conference Wakoli , P.C. was involved in research on on the the Transformative and Effective application of photogrammetry to detection & Infrastructure, Ministry of Roads, Nairobi. monitoring of structural deformations. • Onyancha, C, E. Mathu, S. Mwea and W. Kiema, J.B.K. was involved in research on the Ngecu. Effects of drilling deep tube wells use of GIS in business decision planning, in the urban areas of Nairobi city. Paper governance and partial information presented at the International Conference management use of space technology in on Earth Sciences and Engineering ,July water management. 2011, Amsterdam. A.N Gitau was involved in research on • Mumenya S. W., K. K. Mbugua R. N., J. water harvesting, environment, health and Mutulili J and Macharia L. N. . Baseline nutritional sustainability in Kitui West. The study on the status of women in activity which was sponsored by the National engineering and technology at tertiary Council for Science and Technology focused institutions in Kenya. Paper presented on conservation tillage equipment for rural at the 15th International Conference poor farmers. on Women Engineers and Scientists C.T Omuto was involved in research on land (ICWESIS15) 19 – 22 July 2011, Adelaide, degradation assessment in arid and semi arid Australia, Kenya with support from IFS. He also took • Omosa I. B., Odira P. M. A., Dianhai Y and part in a study on automated ground water Ndiba P. K. Review of waste water reuse: monitoring in Nairobi, a collaboration project the case of Kenya. Paper presented at with UNESCO, IHE, and MWI. the 1st Annual Effluent & Waste Water D.A Mutuli was involved in a study of the Management Conference (EWWC 2011), land tenure systems in the National Irrigation Nairobi, 23rd November 2011.

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C e n t r e f o r B iotechnology & B i o i n f o r m a t i c s ( c e B I B)

The Centre for Biotechnology and Research Activities Bioinformatics (CEBIB) is a virtual centre for Multiple research activities, covering research and postgraduate training at MSc and agricultural, health, industrial and PhD levels in biotechnology and bioinformatics environmental biotechnology were carried to increase capacity and develop manpower out at CEBIB. Research activities by staff and for health; agriculture; industry, environmental affiliates of the Centre were implemented both management and related fields. within CEBIB laboratories and in laboratories of The Centre’s academic and research collaborating institutions through national and programmes have expanded in recent years international links. and in 2011, included the participation of visiting academics from international links Short Term Training and collaborating institution, with the Centre In 2011, the Centre carried out short term housing four advanced modern laboratory training as follows: strengthening human facilities that comprise three biotechnology and institutional capacity through application laboratories and a modern bioinformatics oriented hands-on training in Biotechnology laboratory. and Bioinformatics programme. Two trainings were held drawing participants from national Student enrolment agricultural research systems, universities, In 2011, student enrolment was 60 drawn international research institutes, government from Kenya and the African region. The sector, private research and service students were enrolled in the four areas laboratories, and individuals from African of: Master of Science in Biotechnology; countries. Master of Science in Bio-informatics; PhD in Biotechnology; and, PhD in Bioinformatics Research Grants And Scholarships CEBIB researchers and collaborators Career development prospects endeavored to source for grants to support CEBIB continued to build and strengthen research activities and scholarships to support its capacity to establish an attractive career postgraduate students enrolled at the Centre. path for emerging young scientists. Further, In 2011, the Centre was holding over KES CEBIB maintained its internship programme 10 million in grants and in kind from various encouraging interns to follow a career agencies including USAID, Bill and Melinda in research and the opportunity to join Gates Project, DAAD, and Denver Foundation the Centre through applying for schemes USA. advertised at the Centre or taking up a Masters or PhD programme. One of the centre’s Outreach Programme interns is now employed at the KEMRI Kilifi As most parts of the world adopt genetically research programme, another was awarded modified products, there remains uncertainty, a scholarship to study in the UK, while two confusion and resistance to the technology have now enrolled into MSc programme in in many parts of Africa, mainly due to low Biotechnology, indicating that the programme knowledge levels among the citizenry, is meeting its objectives . deliberate misinformation by anti-biotech

40 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 groups and lack of exposure of the actual Res. 2011 1 (3) : 131-149. benefits of GM commercial crops. To address FF.J. Mulaa. (2011) Enrichment of PUFA in Nile this problem, USAID Kenya funded a project perch free fatty acids by selective enzymatic (USAID/KENYA Strategic Agricultural esterification and subsequent analysis using Biotechnology Outreach Support Programme HPLC-ELSD. European Journal of Lipid Science ), to create public knowledge and awareness and Technology. in Biotechnology in Kenya. This national programme is implemented at the Centre for F.J. Mulaa (2011) Enzymatic synthesis of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Lipophilic Rutin and Vanillyl Esters from fish by products. J. Agric. Food Chem. The goal of the biotechnology outreach programme is to create an enabling F.J. Mulaa (2011) The ‘Lipo Yeasts’ project: environment for biotechnology research using the oleaginous yeast yarrowia lipolytica and development, adoption and enhanced in combination with specific bacterial genes agriculture in Kenya through improved for the bioconversion of lipids, fats and oils into knowledge and awareness in biotechnology high-value products. Microbial Biotechnology. and biosafety. By the end of 2011, 180 1751-7915. participants had been trained . Strategic issues Collaboration And International The Centre will expand its programmes to Links address specific needs, this appears possible CEBIB relied on various forms of collaboration with the high student enrolment experienced. and networking arrangements in order to fulfill It is envisaged that the student numbers will its core vision and mission in Biotechnology continue to increase in response to forces in and Bioinformatics research and capacity the job market as well as needs in the society development. Linkages and collaborations to provide solutions in health, agriculture and were developed and maintained with environmental management. international research institutions, regional In line with the expansion of academic and national research and development programmes, research areas will be systems, advanced laboratories as well as strengthened to provide solutions to universities. To enhance research and capacity local problems in health, agriculture and development, CEBIB worked with the environmental management. Research staff following networks and partner institutions and collaborators will source for new grants to who provided grants, staff exchange, student support research and to provide scholarships/ exchange, equipment, sub-awards, and fellowships for the next generation scholars. joint grant applications: KEMRI/WELCOME New collaborations and links will enhance TRUST; University of Manitoba-KEMRI-UNITID- technology transfer and increase the CEBIB; African Biomedical Centre (ABC); Ben bargaining power of centre staff in grant Gurion University, Israel; Denver Foundation, applications. USA/University of Colorado; University of An expanded academic programme and Melbourne, Australia; Centers for Disease research themes will require improved physical Control (CDC; Inqaba biotech, ; and academic infrastructure. CEBIB will and, ILRI BecA). endeavor to provide the needed expansion to accommodate emerging research teams and Publications laboratories. The laboratories will be upgraded Ochieng, et al. (2011) Genetic structure of to accommodate new research areas as well as hartbeest populations straddling a transition improvement in their ability to house classified zone between morphotypes. J. Basic Appl. Sci. operations (PC 2 and PC3

41 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 S c h o o l o f B i o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s

Introduction Graduands The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) offers B.Sc. (Biology): 7 training in four well-structured undergraduate B.Sc. (Microbiology & Biotechnology): 49 degree programmes, as well as M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in over 12 specialised areas B.Sc. (Environmental Conservation & of biological science. The School is structured Natural Resource Management: 17 into the following nine thematic areas: Ethno- M.Sc: 25 biology and Taxonomy; Biological Natural Products; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Research Activities Fresh Water and Marine, Genetics and In the year under review, members of staff Biotechnology; Insect Science, Microbiology; were involved in the following research Physiology and Biochemistry, Parasitology and activities: Biosafe Project, funded by DANIDA; Immunology and, Research Development & Impact of open access to mangrove forests Production. on benthic biodiversity, funded by VLIR ; Undergraduate Programmes Offered Conservation and sustainable management of below ground biodiversity, funded by Global In 2011, the School offered three Environmental Facility UNEP; Eco-hydrology undergraduate degree programmes, and water dynamics in Laikipia, funded namely, B.Sc. (Biology), B.Sc. (Microbiology by Princeton University, USA; Dispersonal & Biotechnology) and B.Sc. (Environmental patterns of prosopis juliflora and invisibility of Conservation & Natural Resource heterogenous communities under multiple Management). Two other programmes, B.Ed. uses in the upper Tana floodplain of Kenya, (Science) and B.Sc. (Botany or Zoology, or a funded by British Ecological Society. combination of the two), were offered jointly with the School of Physical Sciences and School Links and collaboration of Mathematics under Open and Distance 1n 2011, the School was involved in links Learning (ODL) or full-time basis to regular and and collaboration for support of research module II students. fellows, toxicology and mushroom studies. The Student Enrolment collaborating institutions included: , DANIDA. The Ifakara Health Research & Development In 2011, the School enrolled the following Centre (IHRDC), French Embassy and numbers: IRD(Institut de recherché pour le development, B.Sc. (Biology): 191 National Council for Science and Technology, B.Sc. (Microbiology & Biotechnology): 258 National Museum of Kenya, and the Pest Control Board(PCB) B.Sc. (Environmental Conservation & Natural Resource Management: 238 Publications M.Sc : 51 • Okoth S. A., Otadoh J. and Ochanda J., (2011) . Improved seedling emergence Ph.D: 26 and growth of maize and beans by Trichoderma harziunum. Journal of

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems. 13: 65-71.

42 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 • Kawaka J. F., J.W. Kimenju, G. Ayodo, S. Baringo, Kenya. Parasites & Vectors 2011, W. Mwaniki, J.O. Muoma, S.O. Okoth, 4:25 http://www.parasitesandvectors. G. O. Orinda, (2011). Impact of land com/content/pdf/1756-3305-4-25.pdf use on the distribution and diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes in Embu Papers presented and Taita districts, Kenya. Journal of • Egonyu JP, Sunday E, Kabaru J, Irungu LW Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems and Torto B. (2011). Host Odour responses 13: 59-63. and experienceiinduced learning in • Otadoh J. A., Okoth, S. A., Ochanda J. the coconut bug, Pseudotheraptus and Kahindi J, (2011). Assessment of wayi Brown ( Heteroptera: Coriedae). Trichoderma isolates for virulence efficacy Poster, 14th Symposium on Insect- on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Phaseoli. Plant Interactions, 13th to 18th August Journal of Tropical and Subtropical 2011,Wageningen, the Netherlands Agroecosystems. 13: 99-107. 122pp. • Siameto E. N., Okoth S., Amugune N. • Mavuti,K. Imnology and environmental O. and Chege N. C., (2011). Molecular management of Thika dam reservoir, at characteriszation and identification Ndakaini, Posetr developed and presented of biocontrol isolates of Trichoderma at the Kenya. pre14TH World Lakes harziunum from Embu District, Kenya. Conference Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems.: 13: 81-90 Other Recognitions • Wachira P. M.,Okoth S, Kimenju K, Dr. Lilian Wambua of the School of Biological Mibey R. K and Kiarie J, (2011). Effect Sciences, University of Nairobi was selected as of soil fertility management practices a 2011 Award Fellow. AWARD is a professional on nematode destroying fungi in Taita, development program that strengthens Kenya. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical the research and leadership skills of African Agroecosystems. 13: 43-49. women in agricultural science, empowering them to contribute more effectively to poverty • Niels O Verhulst, Phoebe A Mbadi, alleviation and food security in sub-Saharan Gabriella Bukovinszkine Kiss, Wolfgang Africa. R Mukabana, Joop JA van Loon, Willem Takken and Renate C Smallegange, (2011), Improvement of a synthetic lure S c h o o l o f for Anopheles gambiae using compounds produced by human skin microbiota. M a t h e m a t i c s Malaria Journal, 10:28 Introduction • Mala A.O and Irungu LW. (2011): Characterization of the factors influencing The School of Mathematics is one of the largest the differential productivity of Anopheles Schools in the University of Nairobi. It was gambiae at larval habitats in Kisian village, established in 2005 during restructuring from western Kenya. Journal of Vector Borne the then departments of Mathematics at CBPS Diseases 48, 2011, pp. 1–6 http://www. and CEES. It has 44 teaching staff and 9 non- mrcindia.org/journal teaching staff. • Mala AO, Irungu LW, Shililu JI, Muturi EJ, In 2011, the School of Mathematics offered Mbogo CC , Kiambo JK, Githure JI (2011): specialized training in pure mathematics, Dry season ecology of Anopheles gambiae applied mathematics, statistics, biometry, complex mosquitoes at larval habitats actuarial science, modeling and operations in two traditionally semi-arid villages in research.

43 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Research activities International Journal of BioChePhyscis, 2011 Members of staff were actively involved in Okwoyo M. J., G.P. Pokhariyal , M. Kinyanjui advanced and applied research of problems and J. Okelo (2011). Stability and Persistence that arise in such diverse fields as mathematical of Sychronized Manifold of Diffusely Coupled biology, AIDS testing and control, vector Oscillators, Journal of the Far East Dynamical control, agricultural pest control, educational Systems.2011 and manpower planning, mathematical Imagiri S.K, , J.M. Khalagai & G.P. Pokhariyal economics, wind energy analysis, analysis of (2011) nth – Aluthge Transform of entropy of African languages, survival analysis. w-Hyponormal Operators, Far East Journal of Applied , 2011,ICASTOR Enrollment Kipchirchir, I. (2011) The Versatility of the In 2011, the School enrolled the following Negative Binomial Distribution in Describing number of students: Dispersion, Journal of Mathematical Sciences, B.Sc. Actuarial Science 499 2011. B.Sc. Mathematics: 110 Papers presented B.Sc. Statistics: 150 G.O. Weke, G.O Estimation of IBNR claims Post graduate dip: 7 reserves for shortlisted insurance contracts using deterministic and stochastic methods. M.Sc: 44 Paper presented at the Mathematics Conference, 2011 Weke, G.O. Challenges of educating actuaries Graduands in Kenya. Paper presented at the 2nd African In 2011, the School graduated the following Congress of Actuaries, November 2nd – 5th numbers: ,2011. Diploma: 124 Kagunda , J. An SIS meta-population model for Postgraduate diploma: 2 malaria in western Kenya with age structure. Paper presented at the Second Biomathematics M.Sc : 33 Workshop, October 30, to November 4, 2011, Ph.D : 2 Narumoru, River Lodge.

Consultancies Publications In 2011, staff were contracted to carry out the following activities: to verify internally Pokhariyal, G. (2011) Effects of National displaced persons, by the Ministry of Special Strategy Implementation on Competiveness: A Programmes; actuarial valuation of the Kenya Case of Kenya’s Trade, International Marketing Bureau Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme; and Investment Strategies. International actuarial review of the Blue Shield medical Journal of Business and Public Management products; actuarial study on motor insurance April 2011 industry of Kenya, commissioned by the Pokhariyal G.P, J. Hassanali (2011) Regression Association of Kenya Insurers. The report led and Simulation Models for Human and Baboon to review of motor insurance rates; actuarial Brain Parameters International Journal. study for the design and setup of a pension Morphol, 2011 scheme for Delmonte (K) seasonal employees; Omwenga, V.O, M.M. Manene and C.B. actuarial study for the design of a post Singh (2011) Model for the Estimation of retirement medical scheme for University of Initial Conditions in a Conflict Enviroment, Nairobi staff.

44 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Established linkages Extension & Community Out-reach In 2011, the School maintained the following In 2011, the School maintained its extension linkages: The Eastern activities with the Kenya Society for the Blind. Mathematics Programme (EAUMP).; Mathematical Modeling of Vector – Borne Enrollment Diseases: Africa University Partnership In 2011 the School enrolled the following Programme Bilateral Agreement Mathematics numbers: Programme: Joint grant under the Kenyan – B.Sc. Computer Science: 327 South African Research. M.Sc. Information Systems: 127

S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g M.Sc. Computer Science : 68 a n d I n f o r m a t i c s Ph.D Information Systems : 24

Introduction Ph.D Computer Science: 18 The School was formally established in 1977 as the Institute of Computer Science. Graduands ICS mandate included academic as well as B.Sc Computer Science: 34 provision of university-wide ICT services. In M.Sc Computer Science: 36 2002, and in the interest of realizing more focused management and efficiency of the M.Sc Applied Computer Science: 1 two functions, ICS was split into two entities, Ph.D : 1 namely, ICTC and the School of Computing and Informatics. Research Projects The School is a regional leader in research, In 2011, members of staff were involved in research and development (R&D) and research projects that included : Regional advanced education in computing. It was the mobile applications Lab; Poverty and first institution to offer degree, postgraduate Information & Communication Technology diploma and postgraduate degrees in Systems in Urban and Rural Eastern-Africa computer science, in the region.

Computer science students during their annual open day.

45 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 (PICTURE Africa) Software Development Sub- Waema,T.M and O. Okinda (2011) Policy Contracting and Usability Lab; Utilities for Blind Implications of the Relationship Between and Visually Impaired Persons – Research and ICT Access and Usage and Well-being: A Development; and Real-time, Farmer-centric Case Study of Kenya , in African Journal M&E platform. of Science, Technology, Innovation and Funding for some of these research projects Development(AJSTID),3(3),31-62 was sourced from World Bank Infodev, Waema T.M, , D.O.Ochieng and Onsomu,JO International development and Research Mobile Interfaced Crops Diagnosis, Expert Centre(IDRC), Nokia research and the National System(MICDES); A Case for Rural Kenyan Council for Science and Technology(NCST). Farmers in Int. J. Services, Economics and Management,Vol.4, No. 1,pp4-26 Publications Omwenga et’al. (2011) Modeling a Computer- Papers presented Mediated Learning Infrastructure: Concepts, Waema T.M. Development strategies for the Principles and Implementation Requirements. implementation of ICT value proposition A 2011, ISBN 978-3-8454-0858 paper presented at the Bellagio Study and Waema T.M. (2011) Local Governance and Conference, Italy 24 March 2011. ICT In Africa: Case Studies and Guidelines for Implementation and Evaluation. ISBN 9768-0- Waema, T.M, and Meoli Kashorda. ICT 85749-032 indicators in higher e-education: towards an Waema T.M. (2011) Development Outcomes e-readiness assessment. A paper presented at of Internet and Mobile Phones use in Kenya the Model Ubuntu Net Connect 201124, on Journal article, Info.). 14(3) 110-124 -25 Nov,2011

Collaborations In 2011, the School was involved in the following collaborative projects:

Title Partners Research and development Kenya Data Networks (KDN)/SCI cooperation Open source module e-learning Google /UON project Mobile learning for rural pupils ICT4D Social-economic impact of mobile Rockefeller cash Research & engineering Africa-Asia Collaboration Japanese government Graduate school of engineering at (Monbukagakusho) scholarship Nagoya University Japan Mobile applications Infodev Social media-Nairobi sizzle Nokia Research Centre Africa/ Helsinki Inst. of Information Technology “Design thinking “liberation Stanford University/Nokia/SCI technologies IBM mobile application IBM/SCI development project

46 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Consultancies and Outreach In 2011, staff were involved in the following activities:

UNITID Fellowship Health Information Center for Disease Control E-Content Development Longhorn Publishers Strategic plan for ICT Ministry of Home Affairs, Tanzania Supervisor/Assessor for KNEC 9-11 Nov 2011 Kenya National Kisumu Polytechnic Examinations Council Reviewed the strategic plan of the College of CBPS Biological and Physical Sciences Appointed as a member of the Task force on Ministry of education the Alignment of the Higher Education, Science and Technology sector with the Constitution

S c h o o l o f P h y s i c a l S c i e n c e s

The School of Physical Sciences (SPS) is located BSc- Analytical Chemistry 14 in Chiromo Campus. The School is made up B.Sc. physics: 321 of the following departments: chemistry, geography and environmental studies, M.Sc : 73 geology, meteorology and physics. In the Ph.d: 21 year under review, the School offered the following undergraduate courses: industrial, analytical and environmental chemistry; Graduands geology, microprocessor and instrumentation; astronomy and physics. In 2011, the School graduated the following numbers: Enrollment B.Sc Geology: 16

In 2011, the School enrolled the following B.Sc Industrial chemistry: 28 numbers: B.Sc. (Microprocessor Technology and Instrumentation): 6 B.Sc. Geology: 159 B.Sc : 95 B.Sc. Geology (ODL: 35 B.Sc Meteorology : 48 B.Sc 572 M.Sc: 19 B.Sc Industrial Chemistry 144 Ph.d: 5 B.Ed (Sc) 275

47 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Collaboration and links quinines from pentas longiflora and pentas lanceolata, Planta Med, 77, p.1-5. Through the department of geology, the School was involved in the following links: • Juma, W.P.,. Akala, H. M., Eyase, F.L., KENGEN; Kenya Meteorological Department Muiva, L.M., Heydenreich, M., Okalebo, (KMD) ; Department of Mines and Geology; F.A., Gitu, P.M., Peter, M.G., Walsh, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for D., Imbuga, M., Yenesew, A. (2011). Development (CMRD) Terpurinflavone: An Antiplasmodial Flavone from The Stem of Tephrosia Through the department of chemistry, purpurea. Phytochemistry Letters 4, 176- the School had the following links: UNEP- 178. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) Project Cooperation with the department supporting • Muthaura, C.N., Keriko J.M., Derese, S., the implementation of the global monitoring Yenesew, A., Rukunga, G.M. (2011). plan of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Potential of Kenyan Medicinal Plants in Eastern and Southern African countries. The Malaria Control. Exp Parasitol. Review project was funded to the tune of $179,000. Article 127, 609-626. It covered : strengthening capacity of , • Muiva CM, Sathiaraj ST and Mwabora Ethiopia, Kenya, , Uganda and JM (2011), Crystallization kinetics, glass in monitoring POPs concentrations forming ability and thermal stability in in air and mothers’ milk, developing detailed glassy Se(100-x)In(x) chalcogenide alloys”, guidelines, protocols and manuals in sampling Journal of non-crystalline Solids, 357(22- and analysis, facilitation of laboratory visits and 23)(2011) 3726 – 3733 training by UNEP staff, and generation of POPs • Muiva CM, Sathiaraj ST and Mwabora results from laboratories during training JM (2011), “Thermal and compositional Through the department of physics, The defects in chemical spray pyrolised Indium School had the following links: Uppsala Selenide (In2Se3) thin films: Effects on film University, Sweden; Lund University, Sweden, properties”, Journal of Optoelectronic and Air Force Research Laboratory/Institute advanced materials, 13(9)(2011) 1240 - for Scientific Research (Boston College), 1245 USA, Stanford University Solar Center, USA, • Odumo BO, Mustapha AO, Patel JP and University of Rome (La Sapienza), Italy, and Angeyo HK (2011), “Energy dispersive Space Environment Research Centre, Kyushu X-ray fluorescence analysis of mine waters University, Japan from the Migori gold mining belt in South Publications Nyanza, Kenya”, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxology, 87(3) • Guto, P.N, G.N. Kamau, J.M. Kiratu, L.S. (2011), 260 – 263 Daniel, E.M. Kiremire (2011): Electron transfer properties of 2-acetylferrocenyl- • Odumo BO, Mustapha AO, Patel JP and 2-thiophenecarboxylsemicarbazone, Angeyo HK (2011), “Multielemental International Journal of BioChemiPhysics, analysis of Migori (South, Kenya) artisanal 19, p.47-55. gold mine ores and sediment by ED-X-ray fluorescence techniques: Implications of • Endale, M, Alao J.P., Akala J.M., Rono occupational exposure and environmental N.K., Eyase F.L., S. Derese, A. Ndakala, impact”, 86(5) (2011), 484 - 489 M.N. Mbugua, D.S. Walsh, P. Sunnerhagen and A. Yenesew (2011): Antiplasmodial • Odumo BO, Mustapha AO, Patel JP and

48 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Angeyo HK (2011), “Radiological survey high background radiation area (HBRA) and assessment of associated activity geothermal field matrices, 6th Euro concentration of the naturally occurring Mediterranean Symposium on Laser radioactive materials (NORM) in the Migori Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, 11 – 15 artisanal gold mining belt of Southwestern Septermber 2011, Izmir, Turkey Nyanza, Kenya”, Applied Radiation and • Kaduki KA, Angeyo HK, Dehayem-Massop Isotopes, (2011), 69, 912 – 916 A, Mjomba ACK, Kimari JW, Gathoni RN • Kaniu IM, Angeyo HK, Mangala JM, Mwala and Wabwile RL .Research and capacity AK and Bartilol SK (2011), “Feasibility of building in laser physics and spectroscopy chemometric energy dispersive X-ray at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, 22nd fluorescence and scattering (EDXRF) General Congress of the International spectroscopy method for rapid soil quality Commission for Optics ICO 22, 15 – 19 assessment”, X-Ray Spectrometry, (2011) August 2011, Puebla, Mexico 40, 432 – 440 • Mwabora JM Poverty as a factor in determining education achievement in Research Kenya. A case study of Nyanza and Coast Through the department of physics, the School provinces in Kenya, Regional Symposium was involved in research on applied electronics; on Poverty as a Human Rights Violation, applied nuclear & radiation physics; laser 28 – 30 September 2011, Naivasha County physics, spectroscopy & imaging: condensed Club, Naivasha, Kenya matter physics; photovoltaics; geophysics, and • Aduda BO. Review of the current state theoretical physics. of nanotechnologies research and Papers Presented at Conferences policy making in Kenya, Workshop on Nanotechnologies for Kenya’s • Mukhono P, Dehayem-Massop A, Kaduki Development: Questions of Knowledge KA and Angeyo HK. Characterization of Brokerage and Risk Governance”, 12 – laser induced breakdown spectroscopy 13 December 2011, Silversprings Hotel, for chemometrics-assisted analysis of Nairobi, Kenya.

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S c h o o l o f E d u c at i o n

The School of Education is one of the two Student Enrollment schools constituting the College of Education In 2011, the School enrolled the following and External Studies (CEES). It comprises five numbers: administrative and teaching units namely; The B.E d (Arts): 1879 office of the Dean; Department of Educational Administration & Planning; Department of B.Ed (Science): 679 Educational Communication & Technology; B.Ed (ECE): 109 Department of Educational Foundations and, Department of Physical Education & Sport. B.Sc (Agricultural Education & Ext): 57 M.Ed: 537 Courses Offered Ph.D/ED: 23 All the activities of the School are basically geared towards preparing teachers and other educational personnel at all levels. In International Student Component accordance with the Kenya Vision 2030. The The School had 19 international students from consequent programmes offered at the School Turkey. included Doctor of Education (Ed.D) ; Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Education; Master of Research Interests and International Education (M.Ed) with 11 specializations; Links and Collaborations Bachelor of Education (Arts, Science, and Early In 2011, the School collaborated with the Childhood Education). following: -Southern Sudan for pre-service teacher training of primary school teachers, and capacity building

University staff, collaborators and other participants during a research workshop.

50 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 of regional training institutes. Linkoping University, Sweden for programme exchange S c h o o l o f and joint research; University of Prince C o n t i n u i n g a n d Edward Island in Canada; and Bridgewater State University. D i s ta n c e E d u c at i o n

Papers Presented Introduction Khatete I, and G.Wanjala. The meaning The School of Continuing and Distance of quality in teacher education. A paper Education (SCDE) has been the leader in Open presented at the Education Management and Distance Learning (ODL) in Kenya for over Society of Kenya Workshop held at Kenya 50 years. Through the use of ODL methods, Science Campus, University of Nairobi 26th – the School has been able to achieve its 28th April, 2011. objectives of providing learning opportunities to many Kenyans, especially those who have Graduands not been able to secure places in the existing In 2011, the School graduated 985 candidates universities. broken down as follows: The School has three departments, namely: Diploma: 34 Department of Educational Studies; Department of Extra-Mural Studies; and, Bachelors: 685 Department of Distance Studies. PGDE: 10 Courses offered M.Ed: 256 In 2011, the School offered programs in Ph.D : 2 distance education, peace education, as well as a postgraduate diploma in education. Strategic Issues A benchmarked programme (M.Ed in Science Enrollment Education) was completed and discussed at In 201, the School enrolled the following the School Board. numbers: Initiatives were made with Universities in Diplomas: 2,370 the North and South in order to strengthen Bachelor of Education (Arts): 5,234 existing partnerships and linkages and to create new ones. Bachelor of Education (Science): 337 The Doctor of Education Programme picked up Post graduate diplomas: 48 with an enrolment of 10 students. MA : 774

Achievements/Challenges Ph.D: 110 It is envisaged that the approved Institute for Educational Research and Evaluation will International students be operationalised. In the coming year it is In 2011, The School had four students drawn projected that the taught Ed.D programme from Sudan and . will take off; further that the School will increase the number of international links and collaborations.

51 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Research activities • Nyonje, R, and D. Kyalo.(2011) Factors In 2011, members of staff were involved in Influencing Access to Professional research activities that included: the effect Development of Secondary School of teaching /resource centers; ICT and its Managers in Kenya: Prospects for Distance pedagogical impacts; and transformational Education –JCODE Volume 1 Issue 2, leadership. January 2011. • Rambo, C. and P. Odundo(2011). International Links and Collaboration Financing Practices Adopted by Distance In 2011, the School maintained inks with the Learners: Bachelor of Education (Arts), following institutions: African Virtual University; University of Nairobi, JCODE Volume 1 Makerere University, Uganda: and, University Issue 2, January 2011. of Coventry, UK • Mbwesa,J.(2011) Analysis of the Instructional Effectiveness of Publications Asynchronous e-Learning Environments in • Aseey,A. (2011)ICT integration in Kenya: A Case Study of Wedusoft Platform, Education, Lambert Academic Publishing, University of Nairobi, JCODE Volume 1 Germany, July. Issue 2, January 2011. • Bowa, O. (2011) The Relationship between Graduands Learner Characteristics and the Academic Performance of Distance Learners: The Diplomas: 1693 Case of the External Degree Programme of Bachelor of Education (Arts): 448 the University of Nairobi, JCODE Volume 1 Bachelor of Education (Science): 41 Issue 2, January 2011. • Mboroki, G. (2011) Distance Education: A PGDiploma: 24 Product or a Process? JCODE Volume 1 M.A: 435 Issue 2, January 2011. • Keiyoro, P.N., C.M. Gakuu, and H. J. Papers presented Kidombo. (2011) Relationship between • Aseey, A. Poverty as a factor in School Environment and Use of ICT in determining human rights in education. Teaching Science Curriculum in NEPAD Paper presented at the Conference on and Cyber e-Schools in Kenya. JCODE Poverty and Human Rights, Naivasha Volume 1 Issue 2, January 2011. County Club, September 30, 2011.

52 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Pictorial 2011

H.E. President , hands over the trophy of the best institution of higher learning to the Show Committee Chairman, Dr. Fred Otieno.

Millicent Mapili, Industrial Chemistry Graduate And Valedictorian Of The 44Th Congregation In a Practical Session.

Njoki Karuoya, Associate Editor, Standard Group and patron WOSWA and WOSWA Chairperson, Michelle Osok during the launch of the mentorship programme.

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University of Nairobi staff participate in a blood donation drive held at the Main Campus last year.

Prof. George Magoha, receives a cheque of Kshs 2 Million from Mrs Vijoo Rattansi, Director, Rattansi Educational Trust, towards supporting needy students.

Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya, H.E. David Collins with one of the books he donated to UoN.

Prof. Isaac Mbeche, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Affairs, with the Minister for Planning and Vision 2030, Hon Wycliffe Oparanya during the official opening of the ORSEA conference organized by the School Alexis Vovk, Managing Director, Total Kenya with Prof. of Business. Lucy Irungu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, RPE, and Prof. Simeon Mitema, Director, Centre for International Programmes and Links.

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The German Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel signs the visitor’s book at UoN.

Hon, Franklin Bett launching Prof. Francis Gichaga’s book.

H.E. Mr. Li Changchun, a Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee visit the University.

Prof. Wangari Maathai (late) hands over architectural plans of the Wangari Maathai Institute to the Vice- Dr. John Kirkland, Deputy Secretary, Association of Chancellor, Prof. George Magoha in July 2011. Commonwealth Universities, when he paid a courtesy call on the Vice-chancellor.

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S c h o o l o f M e d i c i n e History of the School The School of Medicine was started on 3rd July, 1967 and was officially inaugurated on 7th March, 1968. In 2011, the School offered four courses of study at Bachelors level, two masters programmes, two doctorate programmes and a postgraduate diploma.

Enrolment In 2011, the School enrolled the following numbers Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery: 1683

B.Sc in Biochemistry: 213

B.Sc in Human Anatomy: 4

B.Sc in Medical Physiology: 7

Master of Medicine: 259

Master of Science: : 35

PGD in Substance Abuse: 2

Ph.D: 17

Graduands In 2011, the School graduated the following numbers: MB.CH.B : 282

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry 60

Dip. In Clinical Audiology & Public Health Otology 3

Bachelor of Science in Human Anatomy 4

Bachelor of Science in Medical Physiology 6

Master of Med. 110

Ph.D 4

Outreach activities In 2011, the School, through the department of Ophthalmology, conducted eye clinics in Garissa, Litien, and Kitui. Prof. Macharia, of the Dept of Surgery, fitted 4692 hearing aids to 2,346 school children and adults in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa through Starkey Hearing Foundation, USA. in March 2011.

Research Activities In 2011, faculty engaged in research in human medicine including cancer, HIV/AIDS, obstetrics, gynaecology, eye diseases, bone diseases, renal and heart disease, psychological and psychiatric problems.

56 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 The Medical Program Initiative (MEPI) team from the University of Nairobi with delegates from the collaborating Universities of Maryland and Washington.

Links and collaboration University of Nairobi, Kenya 1. School of Medicine, University of Nairobi 11. Seattle and Charite University of Medicine, and Department of Obstetrics and Berlin, Germany through a Gynaecology, UoN) memorandum signed on July 31, 2011 12. University of Maryland, Seattle 2. School of Medicine, University of Nairobi and Department of Obstetrics and and University of California, Irvine;- Gynaecology, UoN) continuing 13. University of Texas, U.S.A and Department 3. School of Medicine, University of Nairobi of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, and The Nairobi Hospital through a School of Medicine, University of Nairobi. memorandum signed on December 21, 14. Department of Surgery UoN collaboration 2011 with Vanderbilt University, U.S.A 5. School of Medicine, University of Nairobi 15. School of Medicine, University of Nairobi and The City Council of Nairobi through and Kanazawa University of Japan a memorandum signed on February 16, through a memorandum signed on 2011 October 4, 2011 6 . Department of Diagnostic Imaging and 16. Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Radiation Medicine and the PCEA Kikuyu Giessen, Germany and Department of Hospital Biochemistry 7. Department of Ophthalmology and CBM 19. Cochin-Port Royal University Rene Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Descartes Paris and Department of Mission. Medical Microbiology. 8. Department of Surgery, School of 20. School of Medicine and University of Medicine, University of Nairobi and Manitoba, Canada University of Colorado Denver, Children’s 21. School of Medicine and University of Hospital Oxford, United Kingdom 9. Department of Surgery, University of 22. Department of Ophthalmology, Nairobi and Kijabe Hospital, Nairobi University of Nairobi; - Collaborations with 10. School of Medicine, University of Sightsavers International/Eastern African Washington Seattle and Department College of Ophthalmology/Mbarara of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Science and Technology,

57 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Uganda/Muhimbili University of Health 11. Hassanali J. (20110. Regression and and Allied Sciences, Tanzania/Kilimanjaro stimulation models for Human and Baboon Christian Medical Center, Tanzania/Light Brain parameters. Int J Morphol 29(3):971- For The World- Austria and Operation 977. Eyesight-Canada 12. Ogeng’o JA, Mwachaka PM, Olabu BO (2011). Vasa Vasora in the tunica media of Publications goat aorta. Int J Morphol 29(3): 702-705. 1. Githinji C.G. Antinociceptive Effects 13. Otsianyi WK, The correlation of esophageal of Stigma sterol and 9-Hexacosene body length with measure of external body Isolated from Mondia Whytei (Hook.F.) parameters. Int J Morphol 29(3): 895-898. Root.et al. International Journal of Phytopharmacology. 2011,2(2),70-75. 14. Mwangi J.C, Management of bilateral fracture femur with implant failure: A case 2. Matheka D. A Kenyan perspective on the report. East African Orthopaedic Journal: use of animals in science education and Vol 5 No 2, 2011 scientific research in Africa and prospects for improvement. The Pan African Journal. 15. Gakuu L.N, Proximal femoral periprosthetic 2011;9:45 fracture fixation with a hooked locking plate: A Kenyan Experience. . East African 3. Butt F.M, (2011) The pattern and Orthopaedic Journal: Vol 5 No 2, 2011. occurrence of ameloblastoma in adolescents treatment at a Uiversity 16. Mulimba J.A.O, Management of Avascular teaching in Kenya; A 13 – year study. J Necrosis of Femoral head (ANFH) in Sickle Craniomaxillofac Surg (Epub ahead of cell Disease. . East African Orthopedic print) PMID: 21458287 Journal: Vol 16 No 1, 2011. 4. SaidI H, Njihia B, (2011) Clinical outcomes 17. Anzala OMU, Characterization of a Human of colorectal cancer in Kenya. Ann Afri Surg Cervical CD4+ T cell Subset Coexpressing vol 7. Multiple Makers of HIV Susceptibility. J Immunol. 2011 Dec 1; 187(11):6032-42. 5. Otsianyi KW, Naipanoi AP, Koech A (2011). Epub 2011 Nov 2. The femoral collodiaphyseal amongst selected Kenyan ethnic groups. J Morphol 18. Anzala OMU, HIV transmission in sub- sci 28(2):129-131). Saharan Africa occurs through sex. J Reprod Immunol. 2011 Oct; 66(4):250-1. 6. Njihia BN, Awori KO, Gikenye G (2011). Doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01062.x.No Morphology of the sacral hiatus in an abstract available. African population implication for caudal epidural injections. Ann Afr Surg Vol 7. a. PMID: 21902755 [PubMed – in process] 7. Ogeng’o JA, Obimbo MM, Olabu 19. Jaoko W, Bacterial Vaginosis, HIV serosatus BO, Gatonga PM, Ong’era D (2011). and T cell subset distribution in a cohort Pulmonary thromboembolism in an East of East African commercial sex workers: African tertiary referral hospital. J Thromb retrospective analysis. AIDS. 2011 Nov 16. [ Thrombolysis 32(3): 386 -391. Epub ahead of print] 8. Ogeng’o JA, Malek A, Kiama SG (2011). 20. Jaoko W, A prospective study of vaginal Pattern of adrenergic innervations of aorta trichomoniasis and HIV-1 shedding in in goat (capra Hircus). J. Morphol sci 28(2): women on antiretroviral therapy. BMC 81-83. Infect Dis. 2011 Nov 3; 11: 307. 9. Saidi H, Mentoring the Modern African 21. Kahaki K, Njuguna M. The incidence and Surgeon: A call to arms. Ann Afr Surg vol 7. distribution of retinoblastoma in Kenya’’. British journal Ophthalmology vol 96. 10. Jamela H (2011). Comparitive morphometry of the Olfactory Bulb, Tract 22. Borkow G, Covingtone C.Y, Gautam and Stria in the Human, Dog and Goat. Int B, Anzala OMU, Oyugi J, Juma M, J Morphol 29(3):939-946. Abdullah M.S. Prevention of Human

58 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Immunodeficiency virus breast milk S, Jolly P., Antifungal Susceptibilities of transmission with copper oxide: proof- Cryptococcus neoformans cerebrospinal of-concept study. Cupron Scientific. 2011 fluid isolates from AIDS patients in Kenya. Aug; 6:165-70. Cupron Scientific, Mdi’in, 2011 Sep; 54(%):e438-42. Doi: 10.1111/j. Israel. 1439-0507. 2010.01946.x. Epub 2011 May 3. Source: Schhol of Public Health, 23. Tang J, Cormier E, Gilmour J, Price University of Alabama at Birmingham, M.A, Prentice H.A, Song W, Kamali A, AL, USA Division of Labaratory Medicine, Karita E, Lakhi S, Sanders E.J, Anzala Department of Medical Microbiology and OMU, Amornkul P.N, Allen S, Hunter E, Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Kaslow R.A, Human Leukocyte Antigen Nairobi School of Medicine, Nairobi, Kenya Variants B*44 and B*57 are consistently School of Medicine, University of Alabama favorable during two distinct phases of at Birmingham, AL, USA. primary HIV-1 Infection in Su-Saharan 28. Choi RY, Fowke KR, Juno J, Lohman-Payne Africans with several Viral Subtypes. IAVI B, Oyugi JO, Brown ER, Bosire R, John- Afican HIV Research Network. 2011 Sep; Stewart G, Farquhar C, Cc868t Single 85(17):8894-8902. Epub 2011 Jun 29, Nucleotide Polymorphism and HIV-1 International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Disease Progression among Post-Partum Women in Kenya. 2011 Sep 9. Source: Human Immunology Laboratory, Chelsea University of Washington, Department of and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd, Medicine, Seattle , Washington, United London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom. For States; [email protected]. the IAVI African HIV Research Network 29. Borkwe G, Covington CY, Gautam B, 24. Barouch DH, Weverling GJ, Dilan R, King Ojugi J. Anzala O, Juma M, Abdullah MS. SL, Clark S, Ng’ana’a D, Brandariz KL, Prevention of Human immunodeficiency Abbink P, Sinangil F, de Bruyn G. Anzala virus breast milk transmission with copper OMU, International Seroepidemiology oxide: proof-of-concept study.2011 Aug; serotypes 5, 26, 35, and 48 in pediatric 6:165-70.Source: Cupron Scientific, Modi’in and adult populations. 2011 July 18; Israel. 29(32):5203-9. Epub 2011 May 25. Source: Division of Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Papers presented Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston, MA 1. Butt F, Double modality technique in the 02215, USA. [email protected]. management of challenging circumoral and edu oral haemangiomas; a Kenyan experience. 1st College of Health Sciences, University of 25. Kurth AE, McClelland L, Wanje G, Ghee AE, Nairobi. International Scientific Conference, Peshu N, Mutunga E, Jaoko W, Storwick 15-27 June, 2011. Nairobi M, Holmes KK, McClelland S, An integrated Approach for Antiretroviral Adherence and 2. Butt F, Ogeng’o JA. Pattern of Odontogenic secondary HIV Transmission Risk-Reduction and Non- modontogenic tumours in a support by Nurses in Kenya. 2011 July kenyan population: a 19yr audit. 1st College 29.(Epub ahead of print) of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi. International Scientific Conference, 15-27 26. Balkus JE, Richardson BA, Mandaliya K, June, 2011. Nairobi Kiarie J, Jaoko W, Ndinya-Achola JO, Marrazzo J, Farquhar C, McClelland RS., 3. Butt F, A 10yr audit on the patterns of Establishing and sustaining a healthy occurrence of salivary gland tumors as seen vaginal environment: analysis of data from at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital. a randomized trial of periodic presumptive 1st College of Health Sciences, University of treatment for vaginal infections. 2011 Nairobi. International Scientific Conference, Jul; 204(2):323-6. Source: Department of 15-27 June, 2011. Nairobi. Epidemiology University of Washington 4. Butt F, Treatment of Keratocystic tumor by Seattle, wa 98104, USA. Jbalkus@u. marsupialization: a case report. . 1st College washington.edu. of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi. 27. Mdodo R, Moser SA, Jaoko W, Baddley International Scientific Conference, 15-27 J, Pappas P, Kempf MC, Aban I, Odera June, 2011. Nairobi.

59 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 (Registered) level in collaboration with the S c h o o l o f African Medical and Research Foundation N u r s i n g S c i e n c e s (AMREF) and conducting free medical camps in collaboration with the National Nurses The School of Nursing Sciences is one of the Association of Kenya (NNAK) Schools of the College of Health Sciences. Functionally, the School has four thematic Research areas namely: medical/surgical nursing, In 2011, members of staff were involved obstetrics /midwifery and gynaecological in research in the following areas: nurse nursing, community health nursing and attitude towards adolescents with sexual and nursing education and administration. reproductive health problems, substance abuse, pica practice in pregnant women, Courses offered health systems management, adolescent The School run two programmes namely: reproductive health, and, antenatal, post natal Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Bsc.N) and care and child health care. Master of Science Degree in Nursing (MSc.N). Publications Enrollment Michire,N, A. A. Ongany; J. Mwaura (Kenya In 2011, the School enrolled 349 students in Nursing 2011 Volume 39 No.2) ; Knowledge, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc.N) attitudes and practice of restraint and seclusion programme. of aggressive psychiatric inpatients as a method In addition the School mounted the BSc.N of nursing at Mathari Hospital, Nairobi. (upgrading programme) which admits the Makworo, D, M. Muiva; E. Odhiambo; B. diploma holders in the field. This programme Omuga; (Kenya Nursing 2011 Volume 39 to be conducted in the evenings, will assist No.2) Determination of the daily nursing the diploma holders to upgrade to degree procedures performed to children admitted level. The Master of Science Degree in Nursing with medical conditions at Kenyatta National (MSc.N) had 28 students while five students Hospital, Kenya. registered for the Doctorate degree in Nursing Mageto, G.I Irene, J. O. Musandu , M.N. Chege, (Ph.D Nur.) J. Mwaura (Kenya Nursing 2011 Volume 39 Graduands No.2) ; Factors influencing ethical decision making among psychiatric nurses at Mathari In 2011, the School graduated the following Hospital in Nairobi. numbers: Syallow C.M. A. Karani et.al: (Kenya Nursing B.Sc. Nursing: 53 2011 Volume 39 No.2) Job satisfaction among M.Sc. Nursing: 11 nurses and delivery of quality health care services – terms and conditions of services; a The School had international students case study of Rift Valley. from Tanzania, and . Kivuti, L.; and Chepchirchir, A. (February 2011). Activities Computerization readiness. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 15, (1), Available at In 2011, the School participated actively in http://ojni.org/issues/p=178. the activities of the Nursing Council of Kenya which is the National regulatory body in Kangeth, S, E. Onditi ,A.Karani June 2011; Kenya. This included: participation in research Pregnancy and the university female student: meetings. Other activities included mounting the role of peer counselling in mitigating of e-learning programme for the upgrading of challenges and problems; Kenya Nursing Certificate (Enrolled) Nurses to the Diploma Journal; Volume 40.

60 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 S c h o o l o f herbs or their properties, investigation of P h a r m a c y plants used in wound healing, study of malaria treatment herbs, and clinical response and The School of Pharmacy started as a pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs in Department of Pharmacy in the then Faculty Kenyan HIV patients. of Medicine in 1974 and attained Faculty International links and collaboration status in July 1995. The School comprises three In 2011, the School maintained a link with: departments: Department of Pharmaceutical Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Chemistry, Department of Pharmacology Medicine, AiBst of , EDULINK & Pharmacognosy and Department of MEDISHARE Project (Italy), Katholieke Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice. Pre- Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Mercer clinical courses are taught by a complement of University, USA, and, Kansas University. service departments within the University. Locally, the School maintained links with The School is charged with the mandate of industries on drug analysis and good training high caliber pharmaceutical health manufacturing practices including: Lab & care personnel who provide pharmaceutical Allied, Reddys Ltd, Medox Pharmaceuticals, services to the community, industry and Laborex (k) Ltd, Kenya Agriculture Research conduct innovative research in relevant areas. Institute, Glaxo smithkline ltd, Reckitt & Courses offered Benkiser, Bayer E.A Ltd, Regal Pharmaceuticals, Glenmark Ltd, Tablets ( India) Ltd, Laborate In 2011, the School offered the following Pharma, and , Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd courses: , Master of Pharmacy in specialized areas of Publications pharmacognosy and complementary medicine, Okalebo, F. (2011) Terpurinflavone: An pharmaceutical analysis, industrial pharmacy, antiplasmodial flavone from the stem of pharma-covigilance & pharmacopidemiology, Tephrosia Purpurea – Phytochemistry Letters 4 and molecular pharmacology 176-178. Enrollment Okalebo, F.(2011) Pharmacological screening 1n 2011, the School enrolled the following of extracts of clematis brachiata THUNBERG numbers: (RANUNCULACEAE) East Africa J.2(1): 279, Postgraduate : 42 Guantai, E. (2011) Extracting molecular information from African natural products to Undergraduate : 365 facilitate unique African led drug- discovery International student component efforts – Future Science (2011) 3(3) In 2011, the School enrolled four international Graduands students from Namibia, Cameroon and Uganda. Undergraduates: 70 Research activities undertaken Postgraduates: 10 In 2011, members of Faculty engaged in research that included: screening of traditional

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The Vice- Chancellor, Prof. George Magoha, officially opens the School of Public Health.

Introduction Courses offered The School of Public Health was established In 2011, the School offered community health in September 2010 following the approval of as a service course to second and fourth years Senate, this was followed immediately with in the MBChB programme, additionally the the appointment of the Director and thematic School offered the Master of Public Health heads. (MPH) The School was officially launched on 22 Enrolment February 2011 in a colorful ceremony presided over by the Vice Chancellor, UoN . In 2011, the School enrolled 80 students in the Master of Public Health programme The mission of the School is to provide quality public health education and training, Graduands research and service delivery that embodies In 2011, the School graduated the following the aspirations of the Kenya people and global numbers: community through creation, preservation, MPH: 3 integration, transmission and utilization of public health knowledge. Ph.D: 1 The objectives of the School are to develop Research activities underway: a world class institution that facilitates the realization of the vision to strengthen public In 2011, the School received ethical approval health training, research capacity and provision to carry out research on the occurrence and of services to the local and international risk factors for Typhoid fever amongst prisoners community. in Nairobi. The school submitted a proposal on the determinants of malaria at the community In 2011, the School had an academic staff level for submission to MEPI for seed funding. of 17 with specialisations in: clinical and behavioural sciences, public health, nutrition, Links and collaborations: health economics, health systems management In 2011, the School had several visitors with and environmental and occupational health. whom linkages and collaborations were

62 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 discussed. Some of the highlights included Research collaboration on the use of the EPISURVEYOR Njeru E, developed a collaborative research for data collection; development of MSc in protocol with PATH’s Infant and young Leadership and Health Systems Management, child nutrition for a follow-up intervention operationalisation of a diploma course in study on “effect of engagement of men and applied epidemiology and surveillance, grandmothers on maternal and young child and inception of training in public health dietary practices”. The study was approved by communication. the KNH/UoN Ethics review committee and Among some of the international and local baseline survey conducted at two study sites agencies that the School established a working (Hamisi and Vihiga sub-locations) and in the relationship include: KEMRI-Wellcome Trust; control area in Mambai sub-location in Sabatia University of Manitoba, Centre for Global district. Public Health; WHO; CDC-Kenya; Johns Njoroge,P, was the principal investigator on Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore; maternal and neonatal outcomes at Kenyatta Tufts Univ. Boston Mass USA; and Simon Fraser National Hospital” in a collaborative research Univ., Vancouver, Canada. jointly with the University of Manitoba and Workshops/Conferences KNH Towards the end of the year, the School Publicatons participated in Health Alliance Africa hub • Ayah, R. (2011) “An introduction to public meeting held in Nairobi. health”, a textbook for medical and public Papers presented health students . ISBN 9966-05-370-0. • Opwora S. A., Ahmed M.R. L., Nyabola • Thuita F. : Effect of participation in L.O., Olenja M. Joyce,. Who is to blame? microfinance programs by low income Perspectives of caregivers on barriers to women on child care and health seeking accessing health care for the under-fives in behaviour” .A paper presented at the first Butere District, Western Kenya. BMC Public international scientific conference organized Health 2011, 11:272 by the College of Health Sciences in May 2011. • Crockett M., Njoroge P., Kihara A., Murila F., Avery L. Ushirikiano: Building research • Thuita, F. Nutritional Impact assessment capacity to improve maternal neonatal child tool for maximizing positive impact of health outcomes in Kenya and Canada agricultural interventions on nutritionally - Poster Presentation at the 2011 Global vulnerable populations” Paper presented at Health Conference in Montreal Canada the international workshop for country and (November 13-15, 2011). regional coordinators of ACFs food security and livelihood programmes,Africa, Asia, • Angelo T.1, Felisha Rohan-Minjares, Latin America and Europe, Nakuru, October Kate McCalmont, Rebecca Ashton, Rose 11, 2011 Opiyo and Mutuku Mwanthi: Feasibility and effectiveness of supplementation • Thuita F. Influence of grandmothers and with locally available foods in prevention men on infant and young child feeding of child malnutrition in Kenya. Public practices during the first 1000 days. Health Nutrition: page 1 of 8 doi:10.1017/ Paper presented at the Food Security and S1368980011002217 Nutrition Network meeting in Maputo, , in September, 2011. • DG Stromberg, J Frederickksen, J Hruschka, A Tomedi, Angelo, M Mwanthi: A

63 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 and sanitation (MOPHS), Kenya National community health worker programme for Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), ICF Macro 2011. prevention of malaria in eastern Kenya. Education for Health, Vol.24, Issue 2, 2011. • Rohan-Minjare,F., Tomedi, A., McCalmont, K. Ashton, R., Opiyo, R. &Mwanthi, M. • Jefitha Karimurio, Hillary Rono, Richard Le (2011).Feasibility and effectiveness of Mesurier, Mutuku Mwanthi, Jill Keeffe: What supplementation with locally available foods are the correction factors for extrapolating in prevention of child malnutrition in Kenya. the overall prevalence and backlog of Public Health Nutrition. trachomatous trichiasis in surveys which are not standardized? British Journal of Opthamology March 2011. S c h o o l o f D e n t a l • Salome Ireri, Kieran Walshe, Lawrence Benson, Mutuku A. Mwanthi: A qualitative S c i e n c e s and quantitative study of medical leadership and management: experiences, Introduction competencies, and development needs of doctor managers in the United Kingdom. The School of Dental Sciences (SDS) is one of Journal of Management and Marketing in the five schools that constitute the College Healthcare Vol.4,NO.1,Feb 2011, PP.16-29. of Health Sciences (CHS). The School started from a humble beginning in 1974 as the • Nyblade, Laura; Singh, Sagri; Ashburn, Kim, Department of Dental Surgery, in the then Brady, Laura; Olenja, Joyce. “Once I begin Faculty of Medicine. The Department of Dental to participate, people will run away from Surgery was upgraded in 1995 to create the me”: Understanding stigma as a barrier to Faculty of Dental Sciences, which became a HIV vaccine research participation in Kenya. School in 2005, with four Departments namely: Vaccine 2011. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j. Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine/ vaccine.2011.09.067 vol.29 Issue 48 Pgs Pathology and Oral/Maxillofacial Radiology; 8924- 8928 Conservative and Prosthetic Dentistry; • Kenneth Ngure, Nelly Mugo, Connie Celum, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics; and, Jared M Baeten, Martina Morris, Owuor Periodontology/Community & Preventive Olungah, Joyce Olenja, Harrison Tamooh, Dentistry. Bettina Shell-Duncan. A qualitative study of barriers to consistent condom use among Courses offered HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in Kenya. AIDS In 2011, the School offered one undergraduate CARE (impact factor: 1.68). 11/2011; DOI: course leading to a degree in dental surgery. 10.1080/09540121.2011.613911 At postgraduate level, the School offered four • Lisbet, Grut, Olenja Joyce and Benedicte, courses at master’s level with specializations Disability and barriers in Kenya in poverty in Paediatric Dentistry; Oral Maxillofacial and disability- A global challenge. The Policy Surgery; Periodontology/ Periodontics; and, Press, London 2011 Prosthodontics • Yoder S.P. Olenja, J. Muhunzu , I. The Enrollment community component of kenya service In 2011, the School enrolled the following provision assessment. In Kenya Service numbers: provision Assessment (KSPA), National Coordinating Agency for Population and Undergraduates: 149 development (NCAPD), Ministry of Medical Postgraduates: 23 services (MOMs), Ministry of Public Health

64 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 International links and Graduands: collaboration In 2011, the School graduated the following The School maintained links and memorandum numbers: of co-operation with Nagasaki University and Bachelor of Dental Surgery 32 Glaxosmithkline Limited. Master of Dental Surgery 5 Publications Papers Presented • Amisi, S.K, B.K Kisumbi, Simila,H.O.(2011) Pre-extraction photographs in selection of The following abstracts h were presented artificial teeth. JKDA: 4:114-119 during the 1st College of Health Sciences, Scientific Conference (15th -17th July 2011): • Ober O., JA,Abdulhalim H, Dimba EAO (2011) Dentinogenesis imperfect –A case • Proposed double modality technique in the report:.JKDA:4:120-123 management of challenging circumoral and oral haemangiomas:A Kenyan experience. • Dimb, J., F.G, Macigo (2011) Knowledge, SW Guthua,TM Osundwa,FG Macigo, F. Butt attitudes and perception of smoking dental K.Wakoli and Wagaiyu E.G. patients on oral health risks associated with cigarette smoking..JKDA: 4:108-113 • Effects of oral hygiene, residual caries and cervical marginal gaps on 2-year survival of • Kaaria MM, and Wagaiyu E.G. (2011) proximal ART restorations.AM Kemoli,GN Periodontal treatment needs of psychiatric Opinya,WE Amerongen inpatients in Mathari mental hospital. JKDA:4:103-107 • Traumatic dental injuries in relation to oversets and lip posture in 12-15 year olds • Mua, E.G (2011) Periodontal treatment in Nairobi, Kenya. MK.Muasya, PM.Ng’ang’a, needs of Psychiatric inpatients in Mathari GN.Opinya and FG.Macigo. Mental Hospital.JKDA:4:103-107 • Nutritional status of 5-15 year old children • Mutave R.J , Matu N.K, Gathece L.W with hearing disability in comparison (2011) Knowledge, Practices and Attitudes to those without hearing disability. of Clinical years dental students at the JM.Njama,EM Ngatia,GN Opinya,LW. University of Nairobi towards HIV/AIDS Gathece. patients. JKDA:4:98-102 • Case report on the challenges in • Anver M, Opinya G,Hussein A (2011) HIV identification of skeletinized remains.D, related oral manifestations of children and Nyamunga, AL.Kalsi, TJ.Ocholla. adolescents aged 2-15 years living with HIV in Nairobi and Mombasa.,.JKDA:4:93-97 • Pattern of Odontogenic and Non- Odontogenic tumours in a Kenyan • Gathece,J.L , M.L Chindia, E.A.O Dimba, population (A 19 year audit) F.Butt,JK. W.Odhiambo (2011) Clinical fractures and Bahra,ML. Chindia,J.Ogeng’o types of paediatric orofacial malignant neoplasms at two hospitals in Nairobi. • A 10 year audit on the patterns of Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery occurrence of salivary gland tumours as 2011(1-7) seen at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital. JK.Bahra, F.Butt,FG. Macigo,EO • Kemoli, A.M. and G. Opinya (2011) . Two Dimba year survival rates of proximal atraumatic restorative treatment restorations in • Effect of light intensity on the cure relation to glass ionomer cements and post characteristics of photo-polymerise dental restoration meals consumed. Paediatric composites.BA Kassim,BK.Kisumbi,WR. Dentistry BVol. 33no. 3 May/June 2011 Lesan,LW.Gathece

65 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 • Knowledge, attitude and practice of dental prevention of oral diseases, oral cancer and flossing among dental and medical students pre-cancer, oral and maxillofacial traumatology, of the University of Nairobi.JM. Nyamai, head and neck oncology as well as socio- Mutave RJ, BK.Kisumbi. cultural influence on oral health. • Effect of malocclusion on the oral health –related quality of life of 12-14 year olds in Viwandani slum, Nairobi.IA.Opondo, A.kemoli, JL.Nesa, LW Gathece. I n s t i t u t e o f • Treatment of keratocystic odontogenic tumor by marsupialization: A Case T r o p i c a l a n d report.K.Syed, F.Butt. I n f e c t i o u s D i s e a s e s • Characteristics of study proposals at the Kenyatta National Hospital and College of Introduction Health Sciences.WO.Mwanda, G.Opinya, UNITID is in its eighth year of existence since its E.Ngugi, F.Otieno, J.Osanjo and J.Oyugi. establishment in 2003. • Pattern of occurrence of jaw cysts and cyst- Courses Offered like lesions at University of Nairobi dental hospital hospital: A ten year histopathology As in the past, only graduate courses were audit. C.Micha,M.Chindia,E.Dimba,D. offered in the Institute. These include: Awange,T.Osundwa. Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Research Methodology [PGDRM], Master of Science Community Service/Outreach in Tropical and Infectious Diseases [MSc.TID] The School of Dental Sciences is a teaching Master of Science in Medical Statistics [MSc. and referral University Dental Hospital. In 2011, Med stat] and PhDs. the School maintained its annual community dentistry outreach programmes in efforts to alleviate suffering, reduce the burden of oral Enrollment diseases and improve oral health by providing In 2011, the Institute enrolled the following free curative, preventive and promotive dental numbers: services to the needy members of the public who have little or no access to oral health care facilities particularly in remote areas of the Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical country. Research Methodology: 6 Again, in 2011, through Operation Smile, M.Sc. Tropical and Infectious Diseases: 18 members of the School participated in the M.Sc. Medical Statistics: 15 annual reconstructive surgical campaign that Ph.D: 5 has benefited thousands of children and adults with cleft lip and palate and other oral and maxillofacial anomalies. In addition UNITID fellowships were given to In the area of research, the School conducted 27 candidates. extensive research in a wide range of A two-week international course in Multi- disciplines and provided answers to many Variable Statistics Using Stata 11 Software was previously unanswered questions in areas held between August 22nd to September 2nd such as fluorides and fluorosis, malocclusion 2011. Participants were drawn from: Kenya (7), and child dental health, epidemiology and

66 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Millicent Mapili, industrial Chemistry graduate and Valedictorian of The 44th congregation in a practical session.

Ethiopia (3), Zambia (2), Uganda (2), Gambia Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); (1), (1), and Tanzania (1). The course and Pfizer Laboratories South Africa. At the was sponsored by DANIDA through the DBL local level, the Institute maintained its links Centre for Health Research and Development, with : , Public Health University of Copenhagen. Department, Maternity Hospital, Micro-Research workshop: A two-week Tigoni District Hospital, Kenya Medical workshop on community based research was Research Institute (KEMRI),Kenyatta National held between 13th and 25th November, 2011 Hospital and Siaya District Hospital. in collaboration with staff from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. Graduands Collaboration and Linkages In 2011, the Institute graduated the following In 2010/2011 academic year, the Institute numbers: established links with agencies and M.Sc. Tropical and Infectious Diseases: 4 organizations including: University of M.Sc. Medical Statistics : 3 Manitoba, Canada, University of Washington, Seattle; University of Copenhagen Denmark; PGD Research Methodology: 5

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research on access to land and land-based C e n t r e f o r resources among women in pastoralist and A d v a n c e d S t u d i e s forest-dwelling communities in East Africa. i n E n v i r o n m e n ta l Agwata, J.F continued with the Vicres research aw a n d o l i c y project on Trans-boundary Water Resources L P Management in the Kagera, Sio and Yala ( C A s e l AP) Catchments of the Lake Victoria Basin. The project is funded by SIDA/SAREC through the Introduction Inter University Council of East Africa under the CASELAP has its origins in a recommendation Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes) Programme made by a committee of the University Council on 10th July 2002, that some thought be given to the establishment of a programme International links and collaborations in environmental studies which does not In 2011 the Centre maintained its links duplicate those that were available in the with Ghent University, Belgium, University country at the time. of Ottawa, Canada, and University of On September 20, 2007 the University Council Gothenburg, Sweden. approved the establishment of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP) as a faculty level unit Publications committed to teaching, research and outreach Okidi, C.O(2011) “Capacity Building in in the important field of environmental Environmental Law in African Universities” in governance, comprising environmental Benedickson, Jamie, Environmental Law and law, policy and diplomacy at national and Sustainability after Rio (Cheltenham UN 2011) international levels. pp. 31-46 Courses offered Ouma C., A. L. Roca, T. Were, E.O. Raballah, N. O. Oguge, W. G.Z.O. Jura, J.W. Ochieng, In 2011, the Centre offered the following O.Hanotte, and N. Georgiadis (2011) Genetic courses: M.A. in Environmental Policy, M.A. in Structure of Hartebeest Populations Straddling Environmental Law and, PhD in Environmental a Transition Zone between Morphotypes. J. Policy. Basic. Appl. Sci. Res. 1(3): 131-149. Enrolment Mariita, R.M., C.K.P.O. Ogol, N.O. Oguge and In 2011, the Centre admitted 13 students for P.O. Okemo (2011) Methanol Extract of three the MA in Environmental Law and 20 students Medicinal Plants from Samburu in northern for the MA in Environmental Policy. The Centre Kenya show Significant Antimycobacterial, had one international student from Ethiopia. Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties. Res. J. Med. Plant 5: 54-64. Research Olesarioyo, J., Ogara, W., Muchemi, G. and In 2011, the Centre, with funding from the Oguge, N. (2011) People, Livestock and International Development Research Centre Wildlife: Existing Best Natural Resource (IDRC), under leadership of Prof. P. Kameri- Management Practices in Naibunga and Mbote and Dr. C. Nyamu-Musembi, carried out

68 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Namunyak Community Based Conservancies. Odote, C.and J. Troell (2011) “Climate Change Pp 90-105. In: N. O. Oguge, E. Omolo & C. Adaptation and Water in Kenya: Governing Lumosi (Eds). Climate Change and Natural for Resilience” in F. Ryo and M. Kawanishi (Eds) Resource use in Eastern Africa: Impacts, Climate Change Adaptation and International Adaptation and Mitigation. Proceedings of Development: Making Development the 3rd Scientific Conference of the Ecological Cooperation More Effective (Earthscan, Society for Eastern Africa. Ecological Society for London, 2011) pages 259-285. Eastern Africa, Regal Press, Nairobi, Kenya, 421 pp. Papers presented Ongoro, E., Ontita, E., Oguge, N. and Ogara, Okidi, C.O . International legal responses W.( 2011). Climate Change and the Emergence to threats to marine biological diversity of Helter-Skelter Livelihoods among Pastoralists from pollution, a paper delivered to the 8th of Samburu East District, Kenya. Pp 143-150. Annual Colloquium of IUCN Academy of In: N.O. Oguge, E. Omolo & C. Lumosi (Eds). Environmental Law, on 17th September, 2012 2011. Climate Change and Natural Resource at Gent University, Belgium.. use in Eastern Africa: Impacts, Adaptation and N. Oguge, P. Mwangi & A. Oroda. participatory Mitigation. Proceedings of the 3rd Scientific resource mapping and biodiversity Conference of the Ecological Society for assessments: involving the Samburu Eastern Africa. Ecological Society for Eastern communities in conservation programmes in Africa, Regal Press, Nairobi, Kenya, 421 pp. northern Kenya. 12th European Ecological Mulwa, R. and Emrouznejad, A. (2011): Federation Congress25-29 September 2011, Measurement of Productive efficiency using Ávila, Spain. Nerlovian efficiency indicator and metafrontier, Mwangi, P. and Oguge, N. Land cover Operational Research pp. 1-17. doi:10.1007/ mapping and change in Samburu East, and s12351-011-0119-1. impacts of climate variability and change on Muigua,D.K (2011) “Natural Resource Conflicts dry land ecosystems. Workshop on Samburu Resolution; What Has A Company Got To Regional Initiative: generating evidence for Do With It?” Published in The Professional conservation policy of dry land landscapes, Management Journal for the institute of Bomen Hotel, Isiolo, 25 February 2011. Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya: April 2011; Oroda, A., Mwangi, P. and Oguge, N. Nairobi, Kenya. Community participatory resource mapping Kibugi, R. (2011) “New Constitutional and vegetation monitoring, Samburu East. Environmental Law in Kenya: Changes in 2010” Workshop on Samburu Regional Initiative: 2011(1) IUCN Academy of Environmental Law generating evidence for conservation policy of e-Journal, 136-142. (A Country Report) online: dry land landscapes, Bomen Hotel, Isiolo, 25 http://www.iucnael.org/en/e-journal/current- February 2011. issue-.html Ndakala, J., Oningo, Z. and Oguge, N. Plant Kibugi,R(2011) . “Enhanced Access to inventory and key indicator species to habitat Environmental Justice in Kenya: Assessing the and climate change, Samburu East. Workshop Role of Judicial Institutions” in J. Benidickson, on Samburu Regional Initiative: generating A. H. Benjamin, B. Boer and K. Morrow (eds) evidence for conservation policy of dry land Environmental Law and Sustainability After landscapes, Bomen Hotel, Isiolo, 25 February Rio (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2011) Online: 2011. http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main. Muigua. D.K Overview of arbitration and lasso?currency=UK&id=14377 mediation in Kenya”; A Paper Presented at a Stakeholder’s Forum on Establishment

69 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) approaches for the urban poor,” Paper Mechanisms for Labour Relations In Kenya, presented at the 9th Annual Colloquium of held at the Kenyatta International Conference the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Centre, Nairobi, on 4th – 6th May, 2011. Mpekweni Beach Resort, Eastern Cape, South Muigua, D.K “Dealing with conflicts in Africa, July 2011. project management”: A Paper Presented at Agwata, J. F. 2011: Sources and utilization of the Continuous Professional Development water in Sio catchment of lake Victoria basin, Workshop for Architects and Quantity Kenya. Paper presented at the Lake Victoria Surveyors on 22nd & 23rd September 2011at Research Initiative (VICRES) Natural Resources Safari Park Hotel. and Land Use Cluster Workshop held at the Kibugi, R. A view of Africa: balancing interests Methodist Guest House and Conference for sustainable development” Symposium on Centre, November, 9th- 12th, 2011 Diplomacy and Sustainable Development, Graduands Ottawa, Canada, 27 January 2011 1n 2011, the Centre graduated one Ph.D Kibugi, R. “Human right to water in the degree candidate. 2010 Constitution of Kenya: legal and policy

F a c u l t y o f A r t s

Introduction Enrolment The Faculty of Arts is one of the oldest In 2011, the Faculty enrolled the following faculties of the University, with 186 full- and numbers: 16 part-time lecturers. The Faculty has eight departments and one sub-department offering Certificate: 86 courses in: geography and environmental Diploma: 694 studies, history and archaeology, sociology Bachelors: 7269 and social work, political science and public administration, philosophy and religious Postgraduate Diploma: 28 studies, linguistics and languages, literature, Masters: 894 communication skills and French, at diploma, Ph.D.: 20 bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. levels.

Graduands Papers Presented In 2011, the Faculty graduated Agoya, C.W., The future of German in Kenya, Paper presented at the Sixth International Ph.D. 8 Ganaa workshop on multilinguism and Masters of Arts 139 language policies. Postgraduate diploma 2 Chitere, P.O. Routes and termini for para- transit transport in Nairobi. Paper presented Bachelors of Arts 1,262 at the South African Transport Conference, Ordinary diploma 256 Pretoria, June, 15-19, 2011 Kyule, D.M. Building bridges between

70 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 evolution and religion. Paper presented during action: lessons from the 2007 post-election- the prehistory clubs of Kenya, at the National violence and refugee camps in Kenya. In J. Museum of Kenya, July 31st – August 2nd, Oucho (ed), Migration in the Service of African 2011 Development: Essays in Honour of Professor Maweu, J.M. Our or their media? Media ethics, Aderanti Adepoju. Ibadan: Safari Books Ltd. corporate media and the promotion of the Bosire, R.M. (2011) Institutionalizing political dominant ideology in Kenya. Paper presented parties in Kenya. Published on line by Friedrich at the first International Forum on Media and Ebert Foundation (http:library.fes.de/pdf-files/ Information literacy, June 13-17, 2011 bueros/kenia/07885.pdf 2011) Mbugua, K. The problem of hell revisited: Chitere, P. and Mutiso, R.,( eds) (2011) towards a gentler theology of hell. Paper Working with Rural Communities: A presented at the University of Nairobi and Participatory Action Research in Kenya, 2nd University of QOM Joint Philosophy Workshop, Edn, Nairobi: University of Nairobi Press Nairobi, 18th April, 2011 Jonyo, F.( 2011) Violence and elections in Mwangi Iribe. Poverty as a hindrance to the eastern Africa: lessons from Kenya’s 2007 realization of children’s rights: evidence from Elections. In Hekima, Journal of the Humanities Kenya vis a vis the Children’s Act No. 8 of and Social Sciences, Vol. V, No. 1, pages 65-80 2001. Paper presented at an International Maweu, J.M. (2011) Public watch dogs or Conference on Human Rights organized by the ethical lapdogs? The media, ethnicity and the Center for Human Rights and Peace, University land question in the 2007 general elections of Nairobi, Naivasha, September, 2011. in Kenya in PLATFORM Journal of Media and Oduor, J.A. Body parts in Dholuo: meaning Communication and associated metaphors. Paper presented at Mbatia, T. (2011). Green spaces in Nairobi and University of Warsaw, October, 2011. Dar es Salaam: An analysis of Uhuru Park and Opondo, M. Climate change adaptation in Mnazi Mmoja Park. HEKIMA – Journal of the Kenya: the Sakai community’s experience. Humanities and Social Sciences 5 (1): 95-103. Paper presented at the First Climate Change Mikalitsa, S.M. (2011). Impact of farm and Development for Africa (CCDA-1) technologies on food security: A gender Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17-19 perspective of smallholders in western October 2011. province of Kenya. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Owuor, S.O. Trends and patterns of Saarbrucken, Germany. urbanization process in Kenya. Paper presented Mikalitsa, S.M. (2011). Agricultural technology, at the UPIMA Workshop. Bagamoyo, Tanzania, gender dynamics and household food security February 25-28, 2011. in western province of Kenya. HEKIMA – Owuor, S.O. Urban poverty and governance in Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences sub-Saharan Africa. A public lecture delivered 5 (1): 19-33. in Yokohama National University. Yokohama, Muriuki, G., (2011) Biographies of Waiyaki Japan, 12 October 2011. wa Hinga, Kinyanjui wa Gathirimu, Wangu Owuor, S.O. & J. Walubwa. Kenya slum wa Makeri, Kungu Karumba, Wang’ombe upgrading programme: community Ihura, James Gichuru, Gutu was Kibetu, Cege participation, impact and challenges. Paper wa Kibiru and John Keen in the Dictionary of presented at the IFRA-CORUS Workshop, African Biography, Oxford University Press, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-29 November,2011. New York, November 2011.

Publications Mugambi, J.N.K., (2011) Prerequisites for effective dialogue across religions and cultures Ayiemba, E.H.O. (2011). Problems and in sharing values: A hermeneutics for global opportunities of displacement for policy ethics. In: ArianeHentsch Cisneros and Shanta,

71 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 geneva, Globethics.net Owuor, S.O. &T. Mbatia (2011). Nairobi. In S. Mungai, D.N.&S.O. Owuor (2011). Bakker & G. Therborn (eds.), Capital Cities in Urbanization, water and ecosystems: The Africa: Power and Powerlessness. Cape Town: case of Nairobi. In C. Mafuta, R.K. Formo& C. HSRC Press, pp. 120-140. Nellemann (eds.), Green Hills, Blue Cities: An Owuor, R.M.,( 2011) Non-violent Civil Ecosystems Approach to Water Resources Disobedience: An Ethical Assessment. In: Management for African Cities. GRID-Arendal: Thought and Practice: A Journal of the UNEP/UN-HABITAT, pp. 23-29. Philosophical Association of Kenya, Vol. 3 No.1 Musingi, J.K. (2011). The impact of Masinga Tallontire, A.M., M. Opondo, V. Nelson & A. dam on the prevalence of water-borne Martin(2011). Beyond the vertical? Using value diseases in the area. HEKIMA – Journal of the chains and governance as a framework to Humanities and Social Sciences 5 (1): 104-111. analyze private standards initiatives in agri-food Mwangi Iribe (2011) The Gikuyu Reference chains. Agriculture and Human Values 28 (3) Phrase: A Role and reference grammar doi:10.1007/s10460-009-9237-2. perspective with C.P. Kihara. In Baraton Wafula, J. (2011) African values and the rights Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Vol.1, No. 2, of the child: A view of the dilemmas and pages46-57 the prospects for change. In: Women and Mwaura, F. (2011). The influence of Children’s Rights: African views, Paris, editions geographic and morphometric factors on Karthala the distribution of water bird species in small I n s t i t u t e o f high altitude tropical man made reservoirs, Central Rift Valley, Kenya. Afr. J. EcolDoi: A n t h r o p o lo g y , G e n d e r 10.1111/j.1365-2028.01165.x. a n d A f r i c a n S t u d i e s Ngesa, P. 2011 Review Dr. G. Gona’s and Andrew Mtagwaba kailembo: The life and Introduction times of an African trade unionist. In: Thought The Institute of Anthropology, Gender and and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical African Studies (IAGAS), formerly Institute Association of Kenya, Vo. 3, No.1, pages 173- of African Studies was established in 1970 178 with a mandate to carry out research into Ocharo, R.M., (2011) The aging in rural Kenya socio-cultural issues. In 1986, the Institute’s and the process of social isolation. In: Chitere, mandate was expanded to include training P. and Mutiso, R.,( eds) 2011 Working with in anthropology and later, in 1999, to offer Rural Communities: A Participatory Action courses in gender and development. Research in Kenya, 2nd Edn, Nairobi: University The Institute has an established faculty of more of Nairobi Press than 20 who teach and conduct research in Oluoko-Odingo A. &E.H.O.Ayiemba (2011). various fields of social science. Currently, there Vulnerability to food insecurity in Nyando is an active research program within medical District of Kenya. HEKIMA – Journal of the anthropology with DBL-Institute for Health Humanities and Social Sciences 5 (1): 34-46. Research and Development as its most active collaborating partner. Academic staff members Owuor, S.O. (2011). Livelihood strategies also carry out research on other socio-cultural of low-income households in Nakuru town, issues and in archeology. Kenya. HEKIMA – Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences 5 (1): 1-18. Courses offered Owuor, S.O. (2011). Cities in Africa and climate In 2011, the Institute offered programmes in change: impact, vulnerability and adaptation. Anthropology; Gender and Development; HEKIMA – Journal of the Humanities and Social Cultural Studies; Management of Heritage and Sciences 5 (1): 112-123. Museum Collections at all levels.

72 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Student enrolment International Links and In 2011, the Institute had 293 students enrolled collaborations in its programmes. At the undergraduate level The Institute maintained linkages with there were 191 students while the graduate other institutions in the South as well level had 102 students. In addition, the Institute as in the North including active MoUs had 5 students enrolled in the doctoral with DBL-Institute for Health Research programme. and Development – Denmark; Kyoto University, Japan and Bryn Mawr College, Graduands USA, , Norway and In 2011, the Institute graduated 105 students Steno Health Promotion of the Steno at Bachelors and Masters level as summarized Diabetes Center, Denmark. below: Publications Ngure, K., Mugo, N., Celum, C., Baeten, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology: 59 J. M., Morris, M., Olungah, O., Olenja, J., Bachelor of Arts in Gender and Tamooh, H. and Shell-Duncan, B. (2011). Development Studies: 16 A qualitative study of barriers to consistent Master of Arts in Anthropology: 5 condom use among HIV-1 serodiscordant Master of Arts in Gender and couples in Kenya. AIDS Care, DOI: 10. Development Studies: 25 1080/09540121.2011.613911. Njeru, M. K., Blystad, A., Shayo, E. H, International students Nyamongo, I. K., and Fylkesnes K. The Institute continued to attract international (2011) Practicing provider-initiated HIV students to its programmes. In 2011, several testing in high prevalence settings: foreign students enrolled in various courses of consent concerns and missed preventive the Institute. At the undergraduate level there opportunities. BMC Health Services was one student from the USA sponsored by Research 2011, 11:87. the African Studies Consortium. Nyamongo, I. K. (2011). Malaria risk and Research interests ecological change in Gusii: what can we learn from hospital data and community REACT Project: The project funded by the narratives? International Journal of EU aims to contribute to understanding of Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 1(6): health care systems using Accountability 34—42. for Reasonableness approach. It is a multi- country project involving different institutions, Khisa A. M. and Nyamongo I. K. (2011) namely IAGAS; KEMRI; DBL-Institute for Health What factors contribute to obstetric Research and Development; IDS-University of fistulae formation in rural Kenya? African Dar es Salaam; National Institute for Medical Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, Research, Tanzania; Primary Health Care Vol. 5(2): 95-100. Institute, Iringa, Tanzania; Dept. of Community Onyango-Ouma, W. and Gerba, C. Health, ; Institute of P. (2011) Away-from-home drinking Economic and Social Research, Zambia; water consumption practices and the Institute of Tropical Medicine – Department microbiological quality of water consumed of Public Health, Belgium; Umeå International in rural western Kenya. Journal of Water School of Public Health, Sweden; and Center and Health, Vol. 9(4): 628-636. for International Health of UoB, Norway. This project was granted a no-cost extension to Papers presented enable the partners complete activities outlined Ondicho, T. Poverty reduction: Why in the MOU. strategies to alleviate poverty in Kenya

73 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 have failed. Paper presented at the “Poverty as a Publications Human Rights Violation Symposium”. Naivasha, Maluki, P. (2011) Regionalism in the Indian 20th – 30th October, 2011. Ocean: Order, Cooperation and Community, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Germany. I n s t i t u t e o f D i p lo m ac y Maluki,P and N. Muluka. (2011) a n d I nternational Communication Strategies in Disaster S t u d i e s Management, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Germany. The Institute of Diplomacy and International Maluki, P.and J. Ndiritu. (2011) The Role of Studies (IDIS) is a regional training institution Parliament in Peace Building, VDM Verlag Dr. catering to the needs of African countries and Muller, Germany. international organizations in the areas of international relations and diplomacy. There Maluki, P. (2011) Peace and Conflict Studies also exists close ties between the Institute in a Global Context, a Book Review in; the and the resident diplomatic community. Our Journal of Science, Technology, Education and members of staff include leading academicians Management vol. 3 no 1&2 pp195-197 ISSN in areas of research while our students are 1991-2889. drawn from across the globe. The Institute is Mwagiru,M. (2011) ‘Elections and Electoral constantly seeking to expand its network of Reform in Kenya: A Framework for Analysis’ in collaborators from government institutions, Mikewa Ogada (ed) Electoral Reform in Africa: non-governmental organizations and Challenges and Opportunities (Nairobi: Konrad international organizations, among others. Adenaur Stiftung, 2011 – Revised Edition)(R)

Courses offered Mwagiru,M. (2011) ‘Diversity and Eurocentricism: Incorporating Collaboration In 2011, the Institute offered the following not Paternalism into EU Aid Policy’ (with courses: International Studies, Strategic Studies, Veit Bachmann), IP Global: Journal of the International Relations, International Conflict German Council on Foreign Relations, Vol.12, Management, Diplomacy, and, International September/October, 2011 (R). Studies at all levels. Mwagiru,M.(2011) ‘From Dualism to Monism: Enrolment The Structure of Revolution in Kenya’s In 2011, the following numbers were enrolled Constitutional Treaty Practice’ The Journal of for various courses as indicated below: Language, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Africa, Vol.3, No.1 (2011)(R) Diploma in International Studies: 48 Ikiara,G. (2011 Peace and Conflict Studies Diploma in International Studies (NDC): 31 in a global context , in a book review in Diploma in Strategic Studies (DSC): 32 Journal of Science Technology Education and Bachelor of Arts in International Studies: 120 Management (J-STEM) Vol.3 No.1&2, PP.195- PGD in International Relations: 4 197, ISSN 1991-2889. MA International Studies: 85 Graduands MA International Studies (NDC): 17 In 2011, the Institute graduated the following MA Diplomacy: 50 numbers: Diploma in Strategic Studies: 32 MA in ICM: 78 Diploma in International Studies: 43 International Links and Collaborations PGD in International Relations: 2 In 2011, the Institute maintained a link with the PGD in Strategic Studies: 7 United Nations University for Peace MA in Diplomacy: 16 MA in ICM: 47 MA in International Studies: 67

74 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Papers presented at the 1st Indian Council of World Affairs Academic Conference on Africa and India: A Mwagiru, M. Diplomacies in conflict: Partnership for Development and Growth, perceptions about the European union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11-12 May, 2011). Kenya Paper presented at EUROGAPS Kick-Off Workshop, Goethe University, Frankfurt-am- Ikiara, G. The 2011 Kenya budget: a review Main, January 10-11, 2011. of economic performance and prospects. A paper presented at the ICPAK Budget Review Mwagiru M. Multilateral actors in global health Seminar, 16thJune 2011, Laico Regency, diplomacy: issues of agenda setting for Africa. Nairobi. Paper presented at the Strategic Leadership Course in Global Health Diplomacy in East, Ikiara,G. Promoting industry in the Meru Central and Southern Africa, Karen, Nairobi, region. A paper presented at the Seminar 14-18 March, 2011. organized by Kenya Investment Authority/ Meru Professionals Association, May 2011 Mwagiru, M International human rights law dimension of global health diplomacy: Ikiara,G. Key lessons for successful global concepts, conflicts and application . Paper health negotiations. A paper presented at the presented at the Strategic Leadership Course in Strategic Leadership Course in Global Health Global Health Diplomacy in East, Central, and Diplomacy in East, Central and Southern Africa Southern Africa, Karen, Nairobi, 14-18 March, 2011-Kenya. March 17th 2011. 2011. Mwagiru, M . Framing emerging disciplinary perspectives: the diplomacy of global health diplomacy. Paper presented at the Strategic Leadership Course in Global Health Diplomacy in East, Central and Southern Africa, Nairobi, 14-18 March, 2011. Mwagiru M . Diplomacy of the diaspora: perspectives on harnessing diasporas in Kenya’s foreign policy. Paper presented at the International Conference on India-Africa Enduring Partnership: Emerging Areas of Cooperation, Mumbai, India, 2-4 March, 2011 Ikiara G. State and structural transformation: old and new concepts. A paper presented at the Conference on “State & Development: Economic Governance in Easter Africa”, held in Nairobi, 27-28 June 2011 Mwagiru, M. ‘Diplomacy of the diaspora: perspectives on harnessing diasporas in German Ambassador Helwitt Kenya’s foreign policy’. A paper presented Margit-Boate

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Introduction Study of Poor Rural Livelihoods in Rural Kenya with a Focus on Non-Agricultural Activities, The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) is a ISBN 978-3-8433-8725-5, Lambert Academic premier development research institute in the Publishing, Germany. Eastern and Southern Africa region. Established in 1965, the Institute has been carrying out McCormick, D, and H.Schmitz. (2011). “Donor research on development in the region and Proliferation and Coordination: Experiences of has increasingly influenced policy thinking Kenya and Indonesia.” Journal of Asian and and policy making in the region and Africa in African Studies 46(2)149-168 general. Kanyinga Karuti. (2011) Redistribution IDS has a faculty status which enables it to offer from above: The Politics of Land Rights and postgraduate studies in development studies. Squatting in Coastal Kenya. Uppsala Nordic The Institute builds capacity for the analysis of Africa Institute. development issues through the Master of Arts Papers presented in Development Studies and Ph.D programmes. W.V. Mitullah. Units and levels of government, Enrolment cities and urban areas. Paper presented at In 2011, the Institute enrolled 23 students for the International Symposium on Devolved studies leading to the award of the degree of Government. 7 – 9th June, 2011 KICC, Nairobi. Master of Arts in Development Studies. The Kamau P.K The EAC-EPAs: separating the Ph.D programme had four (4) candidates. myths from the truths. Paper presented at the International Workshop on “The EPAs between Graduands the EAC and the EU: Will the EPAs Strengthen In 2011, the Institute graduated seven Regional Integration Process for Sustainable candidates in the MA programme. Economic Development in the East African Region?” organised by African Resource and Publications Research Forum (ARRF)and held at the Hotel M. Jama , Atieno, R, and J. Onjala (2011) Source du Nil, Bujumbura, Burundi, between Nairobi Report on the Status of Pastoralists: 24th and 25th March 2011. Pastoral Populations. Institute for Development Kamau P.K .Fabric sourcing behaviour Studies, University of Nairobi. of Kenyan apparel manufacturing firms: W.V. Mitullah, Waema M.T and Adera E.F (eds) implications for revitalizing the local textile (2011), `ICTs and Financial Management in industry”. Paper presented at the International Mavoko and Nyeri Municipal Councils’ in Local Workshop on ‘Revitalization of the Textile Governance and ICT in Africa: Case Studies and Industry Through Research’ organized by the Guidelines for Implementation and Evalaution. Department of Manufacturing, Industrial and Pambazuka Press and IDRC Textile Engineering of at the P. Kamau and D. McCormick (2011) ‘The Kisumu Hotel, 11th -12th February 2011. impact of India-Kenya Trade Relations on the Kamau P.K . Potential for women fish traders Kenya Garment Industry’, in Mawdsley, Emma to upgrade within the fish trade value chain: and Gerard McCann (Eds) India in Africa: evidence from Kenya.’ Paper presented at Changing Geographies of Power, pp. 80-99 the International Workshop on Fisheries and Cape Town: Pambazuka Press Ltd. ISBN 978- Aquaculture in the east African region, Ra 906387-65-5 Kairo Hotel. 12th – 15th December 2011 Michuki G : (2011). Trapped in Subsistence? A

76 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Mwanza, Tanzania, organised by VicRes. Karuti, K. Consolidation of democracy in a Kamau P.K The status of Kenya’s garment divided society: rethinking the role of civil industry post-MFA. A paper presented at society institutions and donor agencies in the International Workshop on ‘Post MFA Kenya. A paper presented in a Workshop Stabilization of African Clothing Industry, between Human Rights NGOs and Donor organised by African Clothing and Footwear Agencies, Organized by Centre for Governance Research network (ACFRN), Port Louis, and Development, 11-12 April, 2011, Safari Mauritius. 14th -18th July 2011. Park Hotel). Kamau P.K. Adjusting to Chinese a Karuti, K. Building capacity for democratic Ascendancy in the global clothing industry: and sustainable NGO’s work: discussion Kenya’s experience. Paper presented at notes. A paper presented in a workshop on the International Workshop on “Post MFA ‘Coordinated Civic education for the 2011 Stabilization of African Clothing Industry”, General Election and Beyond,’ organized by organised by African Clothing and Footwear RECAP-ICJ; IED; 4Cs; KENFAD’ and CRIC – Silver Research Network (ACFRN), Travellers Beach Springs Hotel, 8-10th Feb, 2011, Nairobi, Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. 29th June – 1st July Kenya. 2011. Karuti,K. Non-Governmental organizations in Karuti, K. Political economy of agricultural Kenya: NGO-State relations in a changing policy making in Kenya. A paper prepared and society. A paper, presented at the festival presented at preparatory regional research seminars on Images of Africa; Copenhagen, project on political economy of agricultural Denmark, 12 June to 3rd July. 2011 policies in Africa, organized by University of Karuti,K. Mobilizing local resources for Sussex, Nairobi, January 2011. Sustainable Development in the ASALs: Karuti, K. Kenya: democracy and political Discussion notes on the role of NGO’s . A participation. A Discussion Paper presented in paper presented at the third conference on the a validation workshop organized by the Open future of Maasai Pastoralists in Kajiado, 23 to Society Initiative for East Africa. 26 August 2011. Karuti, K. “Into the new millennium in Kenya: Karuti, K. Development Communication reconstructing civil society from below”. Needs for NGOs and Donors: An Overview A paper prepared with support from the of Issues A paper presented in a symposium Commonwealth and presented at a regional on Development Communication Needs, workshop on “Civil society in the New Organized by Development Horizons Trust, Millennium” organized by MWENGO and the Fairview Hotel, Nairobi, 25th Feb. 2011. National Council of NGOs in Kenya, Panafric Onjala J. Impacts of China’s trading with Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, May 5-6, 2011. Kenya. A paper presented in a dissemination Karuti, K, with Njuguna Ng’ethe, African workshop organized by UN Economic NGOs in democratistion and governance: Commission for Africa, and the African challenges and prospects (Illustrated with Economic Research Consortium in Addis a case study of NGOs in Kenya, A paper Ababa – Ethiopia. October, 2011: prepared for a conference on “African Mitullah,W. Street trade in Africa: reflection Regional Consultation for Non-Governmental on policy, research and organising. A Organizations”. Organized by the Conference paper presented at the Women in Informal of Non-Governmental Organizations in Employment, Globalising and Organising Consultative Relationship with the United (WIEGO) Research Reference Group Meeting Nations (CONGO) Kampala, Uganda, February on `World Class Cities for All: Inclusive Urban 23-27, 2011. Planning for the Working Poor. New Delhi, India. 13th & 14th January 2011.

77 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Newspaper articles employment creation and poverty reduction, Kanyinga Karuti “Kenya’s Political crisis. The chronic poverty research, the impact of global way out” in the Sunday Nation. Nairobi: the financial crisis on trade, credit and employment Nation Media Group, 13 January 2011. on sub – Saharan Africa: the case of the garment industry, emerging good practices & Kanyinga Karuti. “Kenya’s ethnic inequalities lessons learnt from the ILO project of support, and the current political crisis’, excerpts in the report on the status of pastorolists, policies Daily Nation, February 2011. for prosperity in Kenya, and migration, labour Kanyinga Karuti. ‘Voluntary Sector in Kenya’ markets and development in North and West in the East African Standard Nairobi. The Africa. Standard, Ltd; December 2011. The Institute received support from local Kanyinga Karuti. ‘Factors shaping the 2012 and international agencies that included: general elections’ in the Sunday Nation Department for International Development, Nairobi: Nation Media Group, 23 December UK, the Institute of Development Studies 2011. Sussex, The Ford Foundation, IDRC , the Centre Kanyinga Karuti. ‘The Sanctions: Towards a for Basic Research, Kampala, University of Free South Africa”, in Finance’. Nairobi the Cape Town, South Africa , Volvo Foundation., Finance, April, 2011. The Open University, UK, African Economic Research Consortium Research, Foundation Kanyinga Karuti. ‘Multi-Parties: An Overview of of the Automobile and Society, Centre for Issues”, in Finance Nairobi. The Finance, June, Democracy and Development, Ghana, . DfID, 2011. DelPHE of the British Council, ILO, Ofam G.B, Kanyinga Karuti. Parties in Africa: An Historical Central Bank of Kenya, Centre for Study of Perspective’ in Finance. Nairobi: The Finance, African Economies, Oxford university and the June, 2011. International Institute for Labour Studies.

Kanyinga Karuti. The Principles of International links and collaboration Constitutional Separation of Powers: The Kenyan experience in Finance. Nairobi: The In 2011, faculty were involved in the following Finance. December, 2011. activities: Kanyinga Karuti, 1989. ‘Methodology in Social • Establishment of United Nations Fund Science Research’, in The Standard. Nairobi: for Population Activities, Regional Centre The Standard Ltd, June 18th 2011. for Training on Ageing in Africa in collaboration with National Coordinating Kanyinga Karuti. ‘The Significance of Logic Agency for Population and Development. (in Research)’, in The Standard Nairobi: The Standard Ltd, July 5th 2011. • Conflict and Human Security Research Project Collaboration – University of Nairobi Research networks and ongoing (IDS) and (Faculty of Arts); United Nations research activities Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) In 2011, the Institute had 12 networks and University of Denver (Graduate School for collaboration and research covering of Social Work 2009 – 2011. donor proliferation and co-ordination, • University of Lausanne, developed project decentralization and women’s land rights in on ‘The Influence of Entrepreneurial Kenya, paratransit operations, regulations Leadership and Social Capital on Resource and non-motorised transport, impact of the Assembly and Firm Performance in Small- “Asian drivers” on the developing world, and Medium-Sized Firms in East Africa’ in Survey , innovation in collaboration with Prof. John Antonakis the Kenyan clothing sector and its impact on and Dr. Jane Khayesi. The project has

78 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 been funded for three years by the Swiss settlements of Nairobi. National Science Foundation. It includes PSRI Round 17 and 18 of data collection of one scholarship for a PhD student in IDS. vital event were undertaken in the Rusinga DSS • Organised and facilitated an international with support from IFC Macro. conference on ‘Aid, Governance, and Incorporation of Verbal Autopsy in Rusinga Development’ held in Nairobi between DSS with support from ICF Macro 28th -30th September 2011. This was an IDS Dr Anne Khasakhala and Prof Jensen international symposium funded by IDRC and continued implementing the Fertility and involving more than 30 scholars from Africa, Poverty Research Project. Both qualitative data Europe and Asia. collection and processing were carried out • Afrobarometer Round 5 Survey: Research during the period under review Project that measures social, political and Dr Murungaru Kimani undertook research economic atmosphere in Africa. Survey on the “Impact of Proximate Determinants of conducted between November 4 and Fertility Change in Total Fertility Rate in Kenya December 3, 2011. between 2003 and 2008/09.” Dr Wanjiru, Dr Otieno, Dr Ikamari, and Mr P o p u l at i o n S t u d i e s Ben O.Jarabi continued participating in R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e the foundation research projects under the auspices of the KEFA project supported by NIH The Population Studies and Research and the University of Washington through the Institute (PSRI) of the University of Nairobi Centre for HIV Prevention and Research was established in 1976 with the mandate Dr Anne Khasakhala, Dr Alfred Otieno, Mr Ben to undertake postgraduate training, research O.Jarabi and Mr George Odipo participated and backstopping in the field of population, in the analysis of the 2009 Population and development, and reproductive health. Housing Census data. Courses offered In 2011, the Institute offered the following International links and collaboration courses: MA in Population Studies, Msc in Population Studies, PhD in Population Studies, In 2011, the Institute maintained its links and a certificate course in monitoring and with the following partners: University of evaluation of population and health programs. Washington through the KeFA Project; Partners in Population and Development; Enrollment National Council for Population and In 2011, the Institute enrolled students as Development (NCPD); Kenya National follows: Bureau of Statistics; UNICEF, Kenya Country MA: 26 Office; UNFPA, Kenya Country Office; African Population and Health Research Centre M.sc: 12 (APHRC); Department of Civil Registration; and, Ph.D: 8 African Medical Research Foundation Publications Research activities Onyango,E, A. Khasakhala, A.T Agwanda, Dr Lawrence Ikamari and Dr Alfred Otieno in M. Kimani and B.K Oyugi (2011): The effect partnership with the African Population and of migration on under 2 mortality in Kenya Health Research (APHRC), analysed the data .African Population Studies 25(2): 543-555. on unintended pregnancy and termination of pregnancy among women in urban poor Ochako,R, J.C.Fotso, Ikamari, L and

79 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Khasakhala, A. (2011). Utilization of maternal Review paper presented at the Regional health services among young women in meeting of the Research Consortium Migration Kenya: insights from the Kenya demographic out of Poverty. January 26-29th 2011, Nairobi and health survey, 2003. BMC Pregnancy and Jarabi, O.B . Population structure and Childbirth 2011 (1) vulnerable groups. A paper presented at a Opiyo, C and A. Agwanda (2011) The Workshop with Kenya’s Parliamentarians demographic dividend: A gift or a curse. In eds on the Draft Kenya Population Policy for Katindi S. , Njonjo, A.G. and A. Ponge : Chapter Sustainable Development, 6-7 July, 2011, 2, Youth Research Compendium . Institute Of Continental Hotel, Mombasa Economic Affairs, Nairobi Kenya Jarabi, O.B. An overview of the vital Oucho, J.O (2011) ‘Transforming migration registration system in Kenya. Paper presented from the stepchild of demography to the at the National Stakeholders’ Conference on core of African development aAgenda: The Civil Registration, 06 - 07 September, 2011, Kivi Legacy of Aderanti Adepoju’, In John O.Oucho Milimani Hotel, Nairobi. (ed). Migration in the service of African Development’ Obonyo J. B., Agwanda A. O. and Njoki S. M. (2011): “Kenya 2009 Population and Housing Census Analytical Report on Population c h o o l o f Projections, Vol. VI”. Kenya National Bureau S of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, National E c o n o m i c s Development and Vision 2030, Nairobi. Background Papers presented The School of Economics was curved out Khasakhala, A, A.Otieno, G. Odwe, Lyaga Z of the former Department of Economics in and A Imbwaga. Reassessing Mortality decline 2006. The School has the largest pool of in Kenya.” Paper presented at the Union of economists in East Africa, with an academic African Population Studies in Ougadougu, staff establishment of more than fifty. The on 27th – 30th July. School also operates a specialized computer Khasakhala, A. “Ethnic fertility differentials laboratory and a graduate library. and their proximate determinants in Kenya” Courses offered Paper pesented at the 76th Annual Population Conference of the Population Association of The School offers specialized training in America on 31st -2nd April, 2011 economics at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels. To accommodate recent Magadi, M and A. Agwanda. HIV and fertility trends in the labour market for economists, link in Kenya. Paper presented at the 6th the School has launched four new additional African Population Conference 5th -9th Senate-approved programmes; Bachelor of December 2011 Ougadougou , Burkina Faso Economics and Statistics; Master of Science Agwanda, A and Goerge Odipo: Drivers of in Health Economics and Policy (MSc. migration in East African Community: Literature

80 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 HEP), Master of Arts in the Economics of International Links and Collaboration Multilateral Trading Systems and a taught In 2011, the School maintained its relationship Ph.D. Programme supported by the African with the University of Gothenburg, Cornell Economic Research Consortium (AERC); University, the World Trade Organisation and Enrolment the Development Institute of the World Bank, the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research In 2011, the School enrolled 2300 and Analysis, the Institute for Policy Analysis undergraduate students and 297 postgraduate and Research, and African Centre for Economic students. Growth. International students The School also maintained close interactions In 2011, the School had 15 foreign students. with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the World Bank, the International Research Interests Development Research Centre, the Central The School has an outstanding research Bank of Kenya and Ministry of Finance and capacity. Areas of concentration include Planning among other strategic institutions. development economics, health economics, Graduands environmental and resource economics, macro economics, trade and finance, industrial and In 2011, the School graduated 37 enterprise economics. undergraduates, 47 Masters and 3 PhD students.

A former student shows off her certificate of Excellence as Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs and Prof. Peter Mbithi, Deputy Vice-chancellor, Administration and Finance look on.

81 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 S c h o o l o f L a w three Departments: commercial, private and public law. Introduction Although law studies at the university level The Faculty of Law was established in 1970 are by tradition, of theoretical character, and is one of the original faculties of the pedagogical efforts have been made to University of Nairobi. The main task of the encourage active participation in class and School is to run a national training programme to introduce mock trails and moot court for the legal profession, leading to the degree competitions locally and internationally. The of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B). The School School also runs a clinical programme under also runs Master of Laws (LL.M) and Ph.D which students are attached to courts in order Programmes for students wishing to specialize for them to appreciate the workings of the law in specific branches of law. The School has and gain practical experience. The School of Law has three Campuses: Parklands, Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu.

Student enrolment In 2011, the School enrolled the following numbers:

Bachelor of Laws (LLB): 1683

Master of Laws (LLM): 73

Ph.D: 35

Research interests In 2011, members of staff engaged in various research activities including: law , governance and democracy; public finance and financial services; international trade and investments and science and technology.

International links and collaborations The School maintained its links with Widner University Summer School arrangements, and the financial & legal sector technical assistance project (FLSTAP)

Publications Akech, M (2011) Constraining Government Power in Africa, Vol. 22, No. 1, Journal of Democracy 96. Akech, M (2011)Abuse of Power and Corruption in Kenya: Will the new Constitution Enhance Government Accountability? Vol.18, Law students' legal clinic in among No. 1, Indianan Journal of Global Legal Studies I. outreach programmes and corporate social responsibility activities by students. Situma FDP (2011) The Fisheries Legislation of Kenya: A Regime for the Country’s Sustainable

82 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Fisheries Management? Vol. V (5) Orient the premises formerly occupied by the Kenya Journal of Law and Social Sciences 8. Institute of Administration, in 1988. The School of Business currently is operating in four Graduands distinct locations namely: the Lower Kabete In 2011, the School graduated the following Campus which serves as the headquarters numbers: of the School’s operations; the Main Campus and Chiromo Campus that mainly serves the Bachelors: 320 evening programmes; the Mombasa Campus Masters: 31 established in 2004 and the Kisumu Campus Ph.D: 1 established in 2008. The School provides leadership in the pursuit Papers presented of business management programmes, Sihanya, B. “Constitutional supremacy and the providing knowledge and applications rule of law: The separation of powers model in through customer-driven teaching, training, Kenya; the role of the judiciary in promoting research, consultancy and community services. constitutionalism,”. Paper presentation at the Courses offered Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) Stakeholders’ consultative forum on In 2011, the School offered four programmes the role of the judiciary in the implementation namely: Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), of the constitution at KSMS, Saturday, March Master of Business Administration (MBA), 19, 2011. Master of Science in Finance (MSc. Finance) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Sihanya, B. “Copyright challenges to librarians, Administration. The School has continued researchers, and publishers.,” A presentation at to undertake curriculum review in the the Training Workshop on Copyright Law for programmes in line with the emerging market Librarians & Researchers, 24th -26th August needs. 2011, Lenana House Conference Center, Lenana Road, Nairobi . Enrolment Akech, M. Evaluating the impact of corruption In 2011, the School had the following student indicators on governance discourses in Kenya, numbers: Paper prepared for the Research Network on Undergraduate: 6500 Indicators Panel, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California , Postgraduate: 4500 June 2-4 2011. International Student Component In 2011, the School had 50 foreign students, 33 of whom are drawn from the Republic of S c h o o l o f B u s i n e s s who are under Liberian government scholarships. Introduction International Links and Collaborations The School of Business, formerly Faculty of Commerce, was established in the 1956/57 In 2011, the School maintained the following academic year in the then Royal Technical links and collaborations: Kenya Revenue College to offer special academic and Authority (KRA) through the Department professional examinations in accountancy and of Finance & Accounting; GfK-Germany on secretarial practice. The School moved to its establishing a Master of Science programme current location at Lower Kabete Campus in in marketing research; Barclays Bank where

83 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Chancellor Dr. Joseph Wanjui (right) with Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George Magoha (c) and Prof. Erasmus Kaijage of the Department of Finance and Accounting. The Chancellor was on an official visit to the School of Business. Right: Students at Lower Kabete Campus Library.

the bank has Endowed a Chair through the in a business environment to firm performance. Department of Finance and Accounting. A paper presented at the African International The School remains an active member of Business and Management Conference at the Association of African Business Schools KICC, Nairobi, August 24-25, 2011. (AABS) which acts as a benchmarking body for Machuki V.N. and K’Obonyo P. Organizational business schools across the continent. Strategic behaviour and performance of Graduands publicly quoted companies in Kenya. A paper presented at the African International Business The School graduated the following students and Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, during the 2011 graduation ceremony: August 24-25, 2011. B.Com - 919 Muindi F. and Kiriti-Ng’ang’a T., Human capital MBA - 973 and economic growth in Kenya. A paper presented at the African International Business Ph.D - 4 and Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, Papers presented August 24-25, 2011. Ogutu M. and Samuel C. Strategies adopted Muindi F. and Wangara C.S. A survey of by multinational corporations to cope with leadership effectiveness trade unions: a case competition in Kenya. A paper presented of the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and at the African International Business and Allied Workers Union. A paper presented Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, at the African International Business and August 24-25, 2011. Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, August 24-25, 2011. Kariuki P.M., Awino Z.B. and Ogutu M., Effect of firm level factors, firm strategy, business Oloko M. and Ogutu M. The influence of environmet on firm performance. A paper power distance on the relationship between presented at the African International Business employee empowerment and empowerment and Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, outcomes in MNCs in Kenya. A paper August 24-25, 2011. presented at the African International Business and Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, Kinoti M. and NjeruN. An investigation into August 24-25, 2011. market positioning strategies practiced by pharmaceutical firms mMarketing medicines Munyoki J.M. and Odudo J.A., Determination in Nairobi. A paper presented at the African of product positioning strategies adopted International Business and Management by tour companies in the promotion of Conference at KICC, Nairobi, August 24-25, domestic tourism in Kenya. A paper presented 2011. at the African International Business and Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, Macharia W. and Awino Z.B. Impact of August 24-25, 2011. competitive strategies and dynamic resources 84 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 M’Cormick D. and Maalu J., Innovation hubs Kenya: and small and medium enterprises in Africa: Lishenga L. and Ndatimana E. Performance setting the policy agenda. A paper presented of initial public offerings: the evidence from at the African International Business and Nairobi Stock Exchange. A paper presented Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, at the African International Business and August 24-25, 2011. Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, L.W. and Kibera F.N. The determinants August 24-25, 2011. of learning achievement of public primary Nyamute W. and Maina J.K. M. Effect of school pupils in Kenya. A paper presented financial literacy on personal financial at the African International Business and management practices: a case study of Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, employees of finance and banking institutions. August 24-25, 2011. A paper presented at the African International Kerubo O.C. and Kinoti M. A study on the Business and Management Conference at factors contributing towards adoption of green KICC, Nairobi, August 24-25, 2011. marketing practices in Kenya: a survey of the Bosire R.M., Ombati O.T., Kongre T. and mobile phone service providers in Kenya. A Nyaoga R.B. The impact of outsourcing on paper presented at the African International lead time and customer service: a survey of Business and Management Conference at KICC, supermarkets in Nairobi. A paper presented Nairobi, August 24-25, 2011. at the African International Business and Yalla A.J.O. and Awino Z.B. , Strategic attributes Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, of productivity: the role of information August 24-25, 2011. technology in national competitiveness. A Magutu P.O. and Nyaga M. Business benefits of paper presented at the African International social networking in gaining leverage among Business and Management Conference at KICC, media houses in kenya. A paper presented Nairobi, August 24-25, 2011. at the African International Business and Machuki V.O. and Aosa E. The influence of the Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, external environment on the performance of August 24-25, 2011. publicly quoted companies in Kenya. A paper Kuira A.N., Mulwa L. and Mwangi M. presented at the African International Business Managing obsolescence cost: case of mobile and Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, phone handset in Kenya. A paper presented August 24-25, 2011. at the African International Business and Kithinji A.M., Credit risk management and Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, profitability of commercial banks in Kenya. A August 24-25, 2011. paper presented at the African International Nyamwange S. and Moenga Project Business and Management Conference at KICC, management leadership and success in Kenya. Nairobi, August 24-25, 2011. A paper presented at the African International Odipo M. and Sitati A. Evaluation of Business and Management Conference at applicability of Altman’s revised model in KICC, Nairobi, August 24-25, 2011. prediction of financial distress: a case of Chelegat B., Nyamwange S.O. and Onsongo companies quoted in NSE. A paper presented C. The extent of implementation and at the African International Business and critical success factors of lean six sigma in Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, commercial banks in Kenya. A paper presented August 24-25, 2011. at the African International Business and Aduda J. and Wandabwa G. The relationship Management Conference at KICC, Nairobi, between corporate governance and financial August 24-25, 2011. performance among broadcasting stations in Onsongo, Aduda J. and Magutu P.O. Informal

85 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 sector training on economic development 13-14, 2011. (perspectives from Kisii county, Kenya). A paper Mwangi S. and Njihia M. An evaluation of presented at the Operations Research Society community based information communication of Eastern African (ORSEA) Conference at and technology for development projects. A KICC, Nairobi, October 13-14, 2011. paper presented at the Operations Research Munyoki J. and Ngigi E.N. Challenges of Society of Eastern African (ORSEA) Conference e-banking adoption among the commercial at KICC, Nairobi, October 13-14, 2011. banks in Kenya. A paper presented at the Mburu J.M. Akelo E. and Nyamwange O. Operations Research Society of Eastern African Measuring bank operational efficiency using (ORSEA) Conference at KICC, Nairobi, October data envelopment analysis: a case study 13-14, 2011. of Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd. A paper Munyoki J.M. and Wachira R.K. Factors that presented at the Operations Research Society influence consumer preference of television of Eastern African (ORSEA) Conference at KICC, stations by public primary school teachers in Nairobi, October 13-14, 2011. Langata. A paper presented at the Operations Onsongo C.O., Aduda J. and Onwonga M., Research Society of Eastern African (ORSEA) The effectiveness of informal financing on the Conference at KICC, Nairobi, October 13-14, operational performance of SMEs. A paper 2011. presented at the Operations Research Society Nyamwange S., Magutu P.O. and Odhiambo of Eastern African (ORSEA) Conference at KICC, N., The impact of project management Nairobi, October 13-14, 2011. standards and competences on constituency development fund projects in Nairobi. A paper Publications presented at the Operations Research Society Aduda J. and Muimi P. (2011), Test for Investor of Eastern African (ORSEA) Conference at Rationality for Companies Listed at the KICC, Nairobi, October 13-14, 2011. Nairobi Stock Exchange, Journal of Modern LishengaL , An empirical analysis of risk and Accounting and Auditing, Vol. 7, No.8, 827- size factors in momentum profitability at the 840, David Publishing Company ISSN:1548- Nairobi Stock Exchange. A paper presented 6583 at the Operations Research Society of Eastern Aduda J. and Kimathi H. (2011), The African (ORSEA) Conference at KICC, Nairobi, Applicability of Constant Dividend Model October 13-14, 2011. for Companies Listed at the Nairobi Stock Murage J. and Nyamwange S.O. Commercial Exchange, Journal of Financial Studies and electricity supply chain management practices Research, Vol. 2011, Article ID 200170, IBIMA in Kenya. A paper presented at the Operations Publishing Company. Research Society of Eastern African (ORSEA) Aduda J. and Gitonga J (2011), The Conference at KICC, Nairobi, October 13-14, Relationship between Credit Risk Management 2011. and Profitability among the Commercial Banks Mbugua M. and Kinoti M, Effect of a shared in Kenya, Journal of Modern Accounting services strategy on cost reduction. A paper and Auditing, Vol. 7, No. 9 920-932, David presented at the Operations Research Society Publishing Company, ISSN No. 1548-6583. of Eastern African (ORSEA) Conference at Aduda J. and Musyoka (2011), The KICC, Nairobi, October 13-14, 2011. Relationship between Executive Compensation Kithinji A. and Ngugi W. Credit risk and Firm Performance in the Kenyan Banking management and profitability of commercial Sector, Journal of Accountancy and Taxation, banks in Kenya. A paper presented at the Vol. 3(6), pp 130-139, Academic Journals, ISSN Operations Research Society of Eastern African 2141-6664. (ORSEA) Conference at KICC, Nairobi, October

86 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ISO 9001:2008 certified ANNUAL REPORT 2011 S c h o o l o f International links and collaboration. In 2011, the School initiated links with J o u r n a l i s m & M a s s the following organizations: Kansas State C o m m u n i c at i o n University School of Leadership and School of Journalism and Communication, USA, on Introduction research and training; Centre for Children and The School was founded in 1970 as a project Youth Enpowerment for student attachment of UNESCO with support from Denmark, on leadership and service learning; School of Norway, and Australia to cater for students Media, Film and Mass Communication, Denver from Eastern and Central Africa. The aim University on the Kibera Sanitation Research of the School then, was to train media and Project; Centre for Peace, University of communication personnel who would have Colorado in Boulder on the development and a key input in the speedy transformation of setting up of the Peace Centre at the University Kenya especially because information, and of Nairobi, Graduate School of International communication were and still are considered Studies, University of Denver to develop a key pillars upon which society relies to global virtual program on development function, and upon which people base their practice. decisions, and interactions with others from Publications different backgrounds and cultures. Nyabuga, G (2011) Interrogating media What began as an undergraduate diploma developments, effects and challenges. An was upgraded to a post-graduate diploma in introductory chapter in The Media in Kenya: 1980. In 2001, the School started offering a Evolution, Effects and Challenges, Nyabuga G Masters degree in Communication Studies and and Kiai eds. School of Journalism and Mass in 2006, introduced a Bachelor of Arts degree Communication/Ford Foundation. Nairobi. in Journalism and Media Studies. The Bachelor ISBN 978-9966-1575-0-8(hb)pp1-12 of Arts programme in Broadcast Production in collaboration with the Kenya Institute of Kiai,W. and M. Amatsimbi.(2011. Media Mass Communication (KIMC) was added to an development and uses in the colonial era. impressive list of courses offered by the School, A chapter in The Media in Kenya: Evolution, in May 2010. Effects and Challenges, Nyabuga G and Kiai eds. School of Journalism and Mass Courses offered Communication/Ford Foundation. Nairobi. In 2011, the School offered the following ISBN 978-9966-1575-0-8(hb) pp13-38 courses: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mbeke P.O(2011). Media liberalization: Communication and Information Studies (CIS), challenges and opportunities. A chapter in Master of Arts in Communication Studies, The Media in Kenya: Evolution, Effects and Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Challenges, Nyabuga G and Kiai eds. School Studies, and, Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast of Journalism and Mass Communication/Ford Production Foundation. Nairobi. ISBN 978-9966-1575-0- Enrollment 8(hb) pp73-94 In 2011, the School enrolled the following Ambia-Gichohi, W.(2011)Mobile telephony numbers: and transformation of communication and B.A. (Journalism and Media Studies): 280 the media. A chapter in The Media in Kenya: Evolution, Effects and Challenges, Nyabuga G B.A. (Broadcast Production) : 80 and Kiai eds. School of Journalism and Mass M.A. (Communication Studies): 100 Communication/Ford Foundation. Nairobi. Ph.D (Communication and Information ISBN 978-9966-1575-0-8(hb) 159-168 Studies): 7 Nyabuga ,G.(2011) Digitising the media: uses

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and effects of digital technologies. A chapter (Special Souvenir Issue June 2011. in The Media in Kenya: Evolution, Effects and Ngugi M (2011) “The Media and viewpoint Challenges, Nyabuga G and Kiai eds. School discrimination” in the Anvil (Special Souvenir of Journalism and Mass Communication/Ford Issue June 2011. Foundation. Nairobi. ISBN 978-9966-1575-0- 8(hb) pp169-186 Ngugi, M.(2011) “Ode to Ochieng” in the Anvil (Special Souvenir Issue June 2011. Nyabuga ,G.(2011)New media and transformation of the public sphere: reality Ngugi,M.(2011) “How the Media is Regulated or fantasy? A chapter in The Media in Kenya: in the United States” Anvil ((Special Souvenir Evolution, Effects and Challenges, Nyabuga G Issue June 2011. and Kiai eds. School of Journalism and Mass Communication/Ford Foundation. Nairobi. ISBN 978-9966-1575-0-8(hb) pp187-214 Graduands BA (Journalism and Media Studies): 111 Nyabuga,G.(2001) Annotated bibliography of works on the politics of East Africa, the MA Communication Studies : 92 Oxford Bibliographies; published by the Oxford Ph.D (Communication and Information University Press, New York-June to February Studies): 2 2011 Ngugi,M. (2011) “Wanted: A Suave, Articulate, Highly-Educated President,” in the Anvil

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1. Significant Accounting Policies

1.1 Basis of Preparation 1.1.1 Statement of Compliance The Financial Statements are prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). 1.1.2 Basis of Measurement The Financial Statements are prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain Non-Current assets. 1.1.3 Functional and presentation currency Items included in the financial statements are measured using the currency of economical environment in which the entity operates (“the functional currency”). The financial statements are presented in Kenya shillings (Kshs) which is the functional and presentation currency.

1.2 Income Recognition 1.2.1 Income from grants and fees includes only amounts receivable in relation to the current financial year. 1.2.2 Income from Endowments and Donations, Research Grants and other services rendered is included only to the extent of the expenditure incurred during the year. 1.2.3 Income on short-term deposits is credited to the Statement of comprehensive Income.

1.3 Valuation of Property, Plant and Equipment 1.3.1 Property, Plant and Equipment are stated at cost or professional valuation. The valuation is carried out after every five years. The last valuation was done in June 2007. 1.3.2 Depreciation is provided for at annual rates estimated to write off the assets over their expected useful lives. The annual rates are: Furniture and Equipment 10% on straight line basis Motor Vehicles 20% on straight line basis Academic gowns 5% on straight line basis Buildings 2% on straight line basis Computers and software development 20% on straight line basis

With effect from Financial Year 2004/2005, Depreciation is charged to the Capital Fund in relation to Non-Current assets acquired through external grants. For assets acquired through internally generated revenue, depreciation is charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income 1.3.3 Values for equipment donated are estimated by the University or as advised by donors.

1.4 Endowment and Trust Fund. 1.4.1 Endowment and Trust Fund are funds set up through special donations, the principal amount being invested and the income accruing being applied to scholaships, academic research, academic chairs and related administrative costs. 1.4.2 Endowment and Trust Fund Investments are stated at market value in accordance with performance of securities in market and advice from relevant professionals.

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1.5 Inventory Valuation 1.5.1 Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. 1.5.2 The cost of Library books is written off to expenditure as incurred.

1.6 Research Grants 1.6.1 Research funds received from external donors for research purposes are accounted for in a separate special fund account 1.6.2 The Deans Committee Research Grants are funds set aside from University revenue. The uncommitted balance on each research is carried forward until the related research project is completed.

1.7 Employee Retirement Benefits 1.7.1 The University currently operates a defined contribution scheme for its employees. The University obligation to the scheme is the contribution of 20% of basic Salary whereas the employees contribute 10% of their basic Salary. The University also contributes to NSSF currently at the rate of Ksh. 200 per employee per month. The University contribution to the above schemes are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the year to which they relate. The University has no further obligation once the contributions have been remitted to the pension fund.

1.8 Foreign Currency Conversion 1.8.1 Assets and Liabilities in foreign currencies are converted into Kenya shillings at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Conversion differences are accounted for in the appropriate fund accounts.

1.9 Bad Debt Provision 1.9.1 Provision for bad debt has been made at 5%

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GOVT. RECEIPTS INTERNALY GENERATED FUNDS RESEARCH & ENDOWMENT 107 Quality Policy Statement The University of Nairobi is committed to quality as the guiding principle in its decision making and leadership in the provision of university education and related services to its customers. To realise this, the University management shall regularly monitor and review its performance for continual improvement and suitability by implementing an effective quality management system based on ISO 9001 standard.

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