Agenda Kenya

A new dawn awaits visitors travelling to Kenya for business or tourism in January after the government abolished visa restrictions for free movement of people.

Today’s Jamhuri Day celebrations give the country an opportunity to reflect on the achievements made in the last 60 years, the missed opportunities, the challenges encountered and how to overcome them, as well as set new goals and targets for an inclusive and prosperous future

Kenya pushed for reforms to align development financing with countries’ climate goals, concrete climate action, the honouring of the Paris Agreement as well as a new climate financing framework at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Aplan by the National Treasury to raise funds in the international market through a sovereign bond in the financial year 2023/2024 has been put on hold, with the institution pursuing other financing options, in particular concessional loans.

A recent move by the government to rally Kenyans to plant some 100 million trees in a single day was a bold step in the fight against climate change, with a new report from the World Bank warning that development would slow down if country does address the phenomenon.

The government has in the last one year laid the foundation for a bottom-up transformation, putting the country on the path to economic recovery. President William Ruto in his State of the Nation address to Parliament outlined every brick his administration has used in laying the foundation for the much-needed recovery.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s tour of Kenya last week promises to increase bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, security and environmental conservation between Kenya and Britain, as well as heal historical wounds arising from colonial injustices.

Chinese tech-giants pledge to support Kenya in the digitisation of the transport, education, health and energy sectors, as well as provision of e-government services.