The University of Nairobi (UoN) has fallen out of the top 1,000 universities globally in the newly released QS World University Rankings 2026. The institution is now positioned in the 1,001 ...

Kenda Mutongi is a history professor at MIT and the author of, most recently, “Matatu: A History of Popular Transportation in Nairobi.” This piece is adapted from an essay in the fall 2023 ...

A general view of University of Nairobi’s main campus in the city centre. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images Since mid-January the University of Nairobi has been operating without a leader.