The Faculty of Engineering was declared  the best overall performing Faculty at the University of Nairobi during the Performance Contracting and Staff Recognition Awards FY 2020/2021 held on Wednesday 23rd March 2022. The Faculty emerged position 1 out of 10 Faculties with a composite score of 2.72. The Dean, Faculty of Engineering Prof. Ayub Gitau received the trophy and certificate on behalf of the Faculty.  Click here to watch live event: HERE

The Faculty also received various awards in different categories, the Department of Geospatial and Space Technology ranked position 2 in the best performing teaching category with a composite score of 2.48. Under the Research and Innovations category, the following 7 researchers with registered inventions received an award; Mr. Faris Abdulrahman, Mr. Frederick Kinyua Wachira, Mr. Benson Onyango, Prof. Jackson Mwangi Mbuthia, Dr. Davies Rene Segera, Dr. Ernest Odhiambo Amollo, and Dr. Peter Odero Akuon. The 7 researchers are part of a multidisciplinary team of engineers and doctors that developed a low-cost portable ventilator.

In the staff performance category, the Top three (3) Teaching staff with exemplary rating Position 1, Prof. Elijah K. Biamah, Environmental and Biosystems Engineering;  position 2, Dr. Simeon Dulo, Civil and Construction Engineering; and position 3, Dr. Abraham Nyete, Electrical and Information Engineering.

In the non-teaching staff category, the following staff with exemplary rating Ms. Regina Wambui Nganga, Mr. Eric Dzanga Mwandongo, Mr. Harrison Njeru Nthiga from the Geospatial and Space Technology and Ms. Lydiah Nduta Kamau, Dean’s Office.

The University holds this staff awards annually to ensure that the  individual performance targets align with organization strategic objectives, that there is continuous feedback on work progress, Set a basis on which staff’s performance is monitored and evaluated and align operational and financial performance targets with budgetary provisions and provide decision making on administrative and human resource issues such as renewal of contracts, promotions, delegation of duties, training, deployment, rewards and sanctions

Congratulations to all the awardees and all staff for diligence and commitment to serve.