Distinguished and Transformative Academic Leader to the University and the Nation
- 1st PhD, in the CHS Department of Community Health
- 1st black African Woman to be appointed Lecturer at UON
- 1st Female to serve as a Member of the Cabinet of the Government of Kenya
- United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ceres Gold Medal for championing Social Economic Empowerment of Rural Youth and Women (1976)
Outstanding fundraiser towards infrastructural and research transformation of the University
- CHS Admn Block, UoN Towers & KMPD Council New Building
- Immense Grants & Collaborations Growth
- President’s Awards = Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) {2016}; Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) {2006}, and Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) {2005}
Outstanding Champion in the establishment of Public Health Programs in the University and the Country
Renowned for setting a strong foundation for institutionalization of the Nursing profession in Kenya and beyond
Championed the establishment of the internationally recognized KAVI- Institute of Clinical Research
-Pioneer HIV/AIDS Clinical Research and Vaccine initiatives
As the university of Nairobi looks back at its journey for the last 50 years, the following articles give insight to the journey that has been: