The University of Nairobi and partners held celebrations to mark the International Day against Alcohol and Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking (IDADA) 2019. IDADA is observed on 26th June, a day that was agreed upon 30 years ago by the United Nations general assembly.

Plans are underway to establish the University of Nairobi Institute for Blue Economy and Ocean Studies (UoN-IBEOS). This was revealed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Prof. Julius Ogeng’o at the handing over of the modular boards by that were used at the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference to the University by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prof. Ogeng’o was speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor.