On November 30th, 2020 the Department of Political Science held a webinar titled “The global political economy and Africa’s development over the last 60 years.” The webinar was part of a series of activities scheduled to celebrate the University of Nairobi’s 50th anniversary.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) is extremely proud to celebrate the University of Nairobi’s 50 years of academic excellence.

This is a wonderful time to reflect on and celebrate all our achievements since 1970 and in particular the leadership role the University of Nairobi provides in the social, cultural, and economic development of Kenya and the world.

Since inception, the University of Nairobi has invited some of the finest intellectuals in the world to give distinguished public lectures to students, faculty and members of the public at the historic Taifa hall. One such lecture was by the legendary Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe 30 years ago.