We fought resistance and changed teaching for good

The University of Nairobi’s decision to close down following the outbreak of coronavirus was tough. But what choice did we have? The disease that broke out in Wuhan, China in December 2019 was spreading like wild fire and everyone was panicking. And without a cure for it, the uncertainty was too much. The university had to change its modus operandi to continue with its programmes.

On March 16, 2020, the university senate met and decided to close down the university. This was just three days after the first case of Covid-19 had been reported in Kenya and a day after presidential directive that issued a raft of measures to curb the spread of the disease. Among these measures was suspension of face-to-face teaching and learning. We resolved to adopted online lessons.