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Delegation of the European Union to Kenya
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The European Union (EU) Election Follow-up Mission calls on Kenyan authorities to expedite electoral reform to ensure transparent, inclusive and peaceful 2027 elections

The EU EOM in 2022 made 21 recommendations, including seven priority ones based on observations, analysis and discussion with various stakeholders

The European Union deployed an Election Follow-up Mission (EU EFM) to the Republic of Kenya from 2 February to 1 March 2025, to assess progress made in the electoral reform process and the implementation status of the recommendations made by the EU Election Observation Mission 2022 (EU EOM 2022). This…

Delegation of the European Union to Kenya
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European Union and Kenya sign ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement with strong sustainability provisions

The EPA provides a platform to support job creation on both sides, along with targeted cooperation to enhance Kenya's economic development

The EU and Kenya today signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to boost bilateral trade in goods, increase investment flows, and contribute to sustainable economic growth. The EPA provides a platform to support job creation on both sides, along with targeted cooperation to enhance Kenya's economic development. It is the…

Delegation of the European Union to Kenya
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Germany, the European Union and Estonia as #Team Europe launch the Digital Transformation Centre to support Kenya’s transition towards a human-centred digital economy

Kenya’s digital transformation holds the promise to leapfrog socio-economic development

Germany, the European Union and Estonia launched the Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) to make Kenya’s digital transformation work for people and businesses. The DTC is part of a broader Team Europe Initiative on Human-Centred Digitalisation. The centre was launched together with implementing partner Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) and…

EU Delegation to Kenya
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Coronavirus - Kenya: EU and WHO working together to defeat COVID-19 in Kenya

WHO Kenya will boost the response effort by training frontline health workers at national and county levels

The EU through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) has donated KES 270 million (2,573,105 Million Euros) to WHO Kenya. This grant will be used by the WHO to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to control the spread of the pandemic. Specifically, WHO Kenya will boost…

EU Delegation to Kenya
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Coronavirus - Kenya: EU Ambassador to transfer €5 million to 80,000 vulnerable Kenyans through consortium of NGOs

As a result of COVID-19, an estimated 30% of Kenyans living in Nairobi’s informal settlements are experiencing severe hunger

This Thursday, June 11 2020 European Union Ambassador for Kenya, Simon Mordue will sign a €5 Million grant, in the presence of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, that will enable a consortium of NGOs to provide cash transfers to 80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who have lost their income sources…

EU Delegation to Kenya
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Coronavirus - Kenya: EU support for Kenyans increases

Additional €65 million to Kenya to address the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The EU is providing an additional €65 million to Kenya to address the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping Kenyans at risk of hunger and strengthening measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Funding from this package includes: Ksh 3.6 billion to mobilise resources towards containing the spread and…

EU Delegation to Kenya
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Coronavirus - Kenya: Team Europe supports the most vulnerable Kenyans with health and social security

This includes the provision of COVID-19 related health services, support for access to universal health coverage, and cash transfers to selected households

The European Union and its Member States are providing a broad package of health and social support measures for the most vulnerable Kenyans in informal settlements and across the country, through a mix of emergency response and longer term support. This includes the provision of COVID-19 related health services, support…

EU Delegation to Kenya
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Coronavirus - Kenya: EU boosts Kenya National Commission on Human Rights' (KNCHR) fight against human rights violations

Efforts to counter human rights abuses during the COVID-19 pandemic

The EU has today delivered an urgent support packet of Ksh 52.2 million (EUR 450 000) to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights to boost its efforts to counter human rights abuses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This partnership will allow the KNCHR to take up urgent public interest litigation…

EU Delegation to Kenya
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Coronavirus - Kenya: The EU, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden and Denmark are bolstering food security in Kenya and the region with over Ksh 16 billion (EUR 140 million) at a time of crisis due to COVID-19

This includes help for farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs, assistance in the fight against locusts, humanitarian aid and epidemic control measures

Team Europe’ have put together a package of crisis-support in order to bolster food security in Kenya and neighbouring countries at a time of crisis due to COVID-19. This includes help for farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs, assistance in the fight against locusts, humanitarian aid and epidemic control measures. At least…

EU Delegation to Kenya
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Coronavirus - Kenya: The Judiciary adapting to the COVID-19 crisis with the support of its EU and UN partners

Wide-ranging measures were agreed under an Administrative and Contingency Management Plan to mitigate COVID-19 in the justice sector

The justice sector was quick to act after Kenya reported its first case of COVID-19 on 12 March 2020. Within three days, Chief Justice David Maraga chaired a meeting of the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) – facilitated by UNODC through the European Union-funded Programme for Legal…

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