The University Scored Excellent during the 2025/2026 Evaluation
‘The University of Nairobi maintained its quality in service delivery and its core mandate indicators.’ This was revealed on Thursday, 29th October, 2026, after a full-day evaluation exercise by Government representatives.
‘The University of Nairobi has a great team that works with good synergy. We have also noted that on the procurement indicator, the University has managed to deliver at 100% more than we can say about other organizations that have been evaluated.’
Mr. Wilson Ng’ang’a, Deputy Director and the head of the delegation from Public Service Performance Management Unit (PSPMU) noted that this is the first organization to score 100% on Presidential directives.
While receiving and acknowledging the results of the evaluation exercise, the Chair of Council, Prof. Chacha Nyaigotti, applauded the University for maintaining the quality of the institution through excellent service delivery, excellent in core-mandate and in other indicators.
Prof. Chacha noted that the University did not perform well in asset management, competence development, and appropriations in aid.
He pledged the University’s commitment to continuous improvement.
Speaking during the opening ceremony, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ayub Gitau, underscored the high performance that the University has maintained over the past five years noting the verifiable evidence, ‘As a leading public university, we remain committed to ensuring that our performance contributes meaningfully to the advancement of higher education, research, innovation, and national development. Over the past five years, the University has received “Excellent” ratings in performance contract evaluations. We remain committed to sustaining this performance while continuously improving our service delivery, accountability and achievement of institutional targets.’
Present during the closing Ceremony was council member Eng. Kimani and the DVCFPD, Prof. Josiah Aduda.
