On the 17th April 2025, students pursuing various  degree programmes with a niche in Dryland resources management, Dryland sustainability science and technology and Management  of Agro ecosystems  and  from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) - University of Nairobi  were exposed to  an excursion to  the Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC) in Makueni County. The DNRC is a Kenyan-registered NGO, under leadership of Nicholas Syano (A PhD student at LARMAT).

UoN Community on 11th April, 2025 over 2000 planted Avocado fruit trees and Indigenous trees ' Let us preach the gospel of Environmental greening and sustainability down to our communities and not only in Nairobi,' stressed UON. Vice chancellor, Prof. Hutchinson, as she addressed staff, students and partners that had gathered for the Annual Tree Planting Ceremony.

The Commission of University Education(CUE), on Friday 21st March, 2025], visited our department to verify academic resources available to support various academic programmes, including Bachelors of Dryland Sustainability Science with Technology (DSST). The visit was facilitated by the office of the DVC AA (Prof. Ayub Gitau), and Quality assurance (Dr. John Wangai).