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National arms of Kenya Arms of cities and towns Arms of Counties Educational heraldry of Kenya Institutional heraldry of Kenya Ecclesiastical heraldry of Kenya Military heraldry of Kenya Total pages in the Kenya section : 58 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Country: Kenya Campus/location : Nairobi Official blazon Vert in chief a lion passant guardant and in base three torches two in saltire and one in pale or enflamed proper; the crest: On a wreath of the colours three clasped hands each couped at the wrist one erect carnat the others fesse-wise sable and or ensigned with an open book proper bound gules edged gold; and the supporters: On the dexter side a crowned crane and on the sinister side a giraffe proper each gorged with a chain or pendent therefrom an escutcheon vert charged with a pair of calipers gold. Origin/meaning The arms were officially granted in 1955 to the Royal Technical College of East Africa, which became the University of Nairobi in 1970. Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet. If you have any information on the origin or meaning of these arms, or have additional images that you want to share, please mail us your information ! The arms as seen on the university building : Support the site: Contact us: Our partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Armorial de France De Raaf heraldic design Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Literature: Image from http://www.scribd.com/doc/51807053/Introduction-to-Heraldry-in-Kenya