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Courtesy call to the Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama on 5th March 2024 by Delegation from Yamaguchi University, Japan led by Prof. Daisuke Hayasaka and Facilitators of the visit led by Dean-FASS Prof. Jack Odhiambo 2nd Left, Chair, Department of History and Archaeology, Dr. Kenneth Ombongi 4th right. Also present is Prof.

Courtesy call to the Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama on 5th March 2024 by Delegation from Yamaguchi University, Japan led by Prof. Daisuke Hayasaka and Facilitators of the visit led by Dean-FASS Prof. Jack Odhiambo 2nd Left, Chair, Department of History and Archaeology, Dr. Kenneth Ombongi 4th right. Also present is Prof.

Collaboration between Yamaguchi University, Yoshida, Japan and University of Nairobi. Department of History and Archaeology coordinates the collaboration on behalf of Faculty of Arts and social sciences.

Speaking during a seminar organized by the Department of History and Archeology, Ms Tabitha noted that educating the public is essential to preserve heritage.

The Department of History and Archaeology successfully hosted the 1st in a number of series of seminars dubbed "Emerging Horizons in Historical and Archaeological Research" . The seminar was held in a blended mode with the speaker of the Day and a physical audience being at the UoN Towers, 4th Floor room MLT 04 while an online audience was participating via Zoom. The event was held on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 2.30 pm.

The Department of History and Archaeology successfully hosted the 10th and the last in a number of series of seminars dubbed "Muted Histories" . The seminar was held in a blended mode with the speaker of the Day and a physical audience being at the UoN Towers, 4th Floor room MLT 04 while an online audience was participating via Zoom. The event was held on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 2.30 pm.

The Department of History and Archaeology successfully hosted the 9th in a number of series of seminars dubbed "Muted Histories" . The seminar was held in a blended mode with the speaker of the Day and a physical audience being at the UoN Towers, 4th Floor room MLT 04 while an online audience was participating via Zoom. The event was held on Thursday, June 09, 2022 at 2.30 pm.

The Department of History and Archaeology successfully hosted the 8th in a number of series of seminars dubbed "Muted Histories" . The seminar was held in a blended mode with the speaker of the Day and a physical audience being at the UoN Towers, 4th Floor room MLT 04 while an online audience was participating via Zoom. The event was held on Thursday, June 02, 2022 at 2.30 pm.

The Department held Masters Project proposal defenses for seven of its students on Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 11.00 am in the University of Nairobi Towers, 5th Floor, Pressroom.

The students presented their topics as indicated here below:

Marco Leuth Manyang: Identity Crisis in Sudan: The Rise of South Sudanese nationalism for Statehood, 1955-2011