Inside the billion-shilling project, French deal that tore UoN apart

Chair University of Nairobi Council Prof Amukowa Anangwe addresses the media after council meeting at the UON Towers where the board meeting was held. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Sometime in 2019, France President Emmanuel Macron visited the University of Nairobi, where he delivered a public address to students at the iconic Taifa Hall.

The visit unlocked a major working partnership between the University and the French government, opening doors for the first batch of 22 students to travel to Paris for an exchange programme.