Central Administration (Revised July 2021)

The Central Administration units of the University of Nairobi, publicly accessible through dedicated units websites were 32 as of July 2021. In addition to the Corporate and the Vice Chancellor's Office websites, these Central Administration units were as listed below;

1. Academic Division
2. Administration Department
3. Board of Common Undergraduate Courses
4. Construction and Maintenance
5. Student Life
6. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs)
7. Estates
8. Finance
9. University Health Services
10. Information Communication Technology
11. Internal Audit
12. CIPL
13. Intellectual Property Management Office
14. Legal Office
15. University Library
16. University of Nairobi Pensions Scheme
17. Planning
18. University Press
19. Procurement
20. Quality Assurance
21. Security
22. Sports & Games Department
23. Special Student Advisor
24. Students Welfare Authority
25. Transport
26. Centre for Self Sponsored Programmes
27. Vice-Chancellor Office
28. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Human Resource & Administration)
29. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance, Planning & Development)
30. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation & Enterprise)
31. Advancement Office
32. Customer Experience & Information Centre

Following the governance reforms at the university of Nairobi, these were revised to the following;

1. Academics
2. Library and Information Services
3. Student Welfare Services
4. Sports and Games
5. Dean of Student
6. Associate Vice Chancellor (Research , Innovation & Enterprise)
7. Chief operations Office
8. Finance
9. Procurement
10. Planning and Development
11. Facility Management
12. Human Resource
13. Administration
14. Safety and Security
15. Health Services
16. Information, Communication and Technology
17. University Advancement and Institutional Development
18. Corporate Affairs and Communication
19. Legal and Corporate Secretarial Services
20. Audit
21. Corporate
22. Vice Chancellor's Office
23. University Pension Scheme Website
24. Intellectual Property Management Office