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University · Nairobi, Kenya

University of Nairobi

Public university in Kenya

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1956
  • 1970
motto text
  • Unitate et Labore

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
coordinate location
  • -1.2797, 36.8165
official website

Finances

funder
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $80,000 · award rationale: To support the establishment of a Disability Support Center towards enhanced Inclusivity at the University of Nairobi · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $100,000 · award rationale: to support training on debt and human rights to increase participation in fiscal policy and research · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $85,000 · award rationale: to support the Grantee's COVID-19 emergency response initiative in research, education and information dissemination targeting health workers and other populations affected · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $265,000 · award rationale: to support the Committee on Fiscal Studies, at the University of Nairobi's Law School to undertake research, short courses and international policy engagement on tax · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $90,000 · award rationale: Training and outreach on tax and human rights · 2018
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $119,000 · award rationale: Disability Rights Project in Kenya · 2016

Structure and memberships

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  • University of Nairobi
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social media followers
  • 139,719 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 151467226 · 9 February 2023
  • 15,600 · YouTube channel ID: UCHBvNaBlo7xa_QiJB0WNvpg · 17 August 2025
Earlier figures (3)
  • 120,544 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 151467226 · 27 February 2022
  • 108,299 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 151467226 · 5 January 2021
  • 14,900 · YouTube channel ID: UCHBvNaBlo7xa_QiJB0WNvpg · 17 August 2024
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  • 668 · subject named as: University of Nairobi Libraries
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
  • 2ZcvhV · subject named as: 内罗毕大学 · last update: 4 December 2024
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  • 85177 · subject named as: University of Nairobi
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  • uonbi · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 151467226 · 1 March 2020
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  • UCHBvNaBlo7xa_QiJB0WNvpg · subject named as: University of Nairobi · number of works: 446 · number of subscribers: 14,900 · number of viewers/listeners: 966,334 · 18 August 2024
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