Also known as: German development agency GIZ
German development agency partnering on labour mobility programmes and livelihoods initiatives in Kenya, including TVET graduate employment and Maasai Mara entrepreneurship.
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… Audio By Vocalize I&M Foundation and German development agency GIZ have committed Ksh.230 million to a programme aimed at strengthening livelihoods and promoting entrepreneurship in the Greater Maasai Mara ecosystem. …
I&M Foundation, GIZ commit Ksh.230M to boost entrepreneurship in Maasai MaraAgriculture stakeholders have called for urgent implementation of Kenya's National Agroecology Strategy for Food Systems Transformation to build resilient food systems, restore degraded soils, and help farmers adapt to climate change. The resolutions were adopted at the 3rd National Agroecology Symposium Kenya, held in Nairobi.
27 July 2026 · Capital News →
Agriculture stakeholders have called for urgent implementation of Kenya's National Agroecology Strategy for Food Systems Transformation to build resilient food systems, restore degraded soils, and help farmers adapt to climate change. The resolutions were adopted at the 3rd National Agroecology Symposium Kenya, held in Nairobi.
27 July 2026 · Capital News →
Agriculture stakeholders from government, civil society, research, and farming sectors have called for urgent implementation of Kenya's National Agroecology Strategy for Food Systems Transformation to build resilient food systems, restore degraded soils, and help farmers adapt to climate change.
27 July 2026 · Capital News →
Thirty-one graduates from Kiambu National Polytechnic are set to work in Germany after completing a government-backed labour mobility programme, comprising 20 hospitality trainees and 11 landscaping trainees. The programme, a partnership involving the German Embassy and GIZ, is a pilot that the government plans to replicate across other TVET institutions.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
I&M Bank and the Maa Trust launched Predator's Den, an initiative to nurture local entrepreneurs in the Talek region of the Maasai Mara. Twenty entrepreneurs were shortlisted from 115 applicants to pitch their business ideas, with three winners receiving funding, including one winner who secured Sh650,000.
8 July 2026 · The Standard →
I&M Foundation and German development agency GIZ have committed Ksh230 million to a programme aimed at strengthening livelihoods and promoting entrepreneurship in the Greater Maasai Mara ecosystem through business development, financial literacy, and mentorship. Nine entrepreneurs have received a total of Ksh1.92 million in seed funding and business support following a pitching competition called The Predators' Den.
30 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's recent receipt of Sh90 million in climate disaster funding through the Santiago Network signals that climate finance is increasingly available, but flows only to institutions that demonstrate readiness. The author contends that financial institutions must position themselves to access this capital as climate impacts reshape livelihoods across the country.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe launched the Kenya AgriConnect Compact (2025–2030), a Ksh.1.47 trillion partnership with the World Bank to modernise agriculture through technology, digitisation, and agritech platforms, with the government committing Ksh.492.5 billion and seeking Ksh.984.9 billion in private investment.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's agricultural sector faces low adoption of research-backed innovations. Farmers like those in Machakos County struggle to afford technologies like drip irrigation and pest-control solutions, and stakeholders are working to bridge the gap between research development and farmer access.
13 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has launched the Kenya Conservancies Fund to channel money and technical support to community-led conservancies, helping the country meet its target of protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030. Of 230 conservancies registered with the Kenya Wildlife Conservancy Association, only 1 per cent have reached financial maturity; the fund aims to help shift conservancies into viable conservation and livelihood enterprises.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
Information, Communications and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo called for a more inclusive continental digital economy that fully accommodates persons with disabilities, stating that an estimated 80 million Africans with disabilities risk being left behind by current technological advancements. Speaking at the Inclusive Africa Conference 2026 in Nairobi, he highlighted Kenya's digital initiatives including the Digital Superhighway programme and efforts to enhance accessibility on the eCitizen platform.
2 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya has renewed its commitment to ensuring digital transformation and AI development leave no one behind, with government and industry leaders calling for accessibility to become a core pillar of Africa's digital future. Speaking at the opening of the 7th Inclusive Africa Conference in Nairobi, Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo and inABLE Executive Director Irene Mbari-Kirika urged governments, businesses and technology developers to place persons with disabilities at the centre of digital innovation and policy-making.
2 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Farmers in Siaya County have found that planting indigenous crops reduces crop destruction by monkeys and helps mitigate climate risks. One farmer reported that monkeys have intensified raids on conventional crops like maize after forest habitat loss, but switching to indigenous crops such as finge has provided a solution.
30 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Banking regulations assign a 100 per cent risk weight to smallholder and small agribusiness loans, the same as large corporate loans, despite evidence that farmers have lower default rates than other borrowers. This penalizes banks for lending to agriculture, leaving formal credit inaccessible to millions of farmers even though they are classified as lower-risk borrowers.
30 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Power generated Ksh.382 million from electricity sales to the e-mobility sector between July 2023 and April 2026, as the number of registered electric vehicles on Kenyan roads grew to more than 35,000. Monthly EV charging revenue increased from under Ksh.1 million in July 2023 to more than Ksh.35 million in February 2026.
21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya will host the FINAS 2026 Summit from June 30 to July 2 in Nairobi, bringing together over 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders to address a $100 billion annual financing gap hobbling Africa's agriculture sector. The summit aims to unlock capital and translate policy into bankable investments that reach smallholder farmers, who produce 70–80 per cent of the continent's food supply but remain largely excluded from formal financing.
16 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Persons with Disabilities Act (2025), passed in May 2025, establishes a progressive legal framework mandating national and county governments integrate disability considerations across all sectors including education, health, employment, and infrastructure. The 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey estimates 5.2 per cent of the population has some form of disability, with 55 per cent of children with disabilities not attending school.
27 April 2026 · The Standard →