During the installation process, several instruments and symbols of authority were passed down to the Vice Chancellor.

the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Universities Act No. 42 of 2012, the University of Nairobi Charter, 2013, the Universities standards and guidelines, 2014, the Code of Conduct and ethics for Public Universities, 2009, the University of Nairobi Statutes, the Seal of the University of Nairobi, the University of Nairobi Logo, the Professor Yajnik Fountain aka Fountain of Knowledge, the Custody of records and  finally the University of Nairobi Mace.  The Mace represents the authority of the University of Nairobi as an institution of higher learning.