Kenya Innovation Week (KIW)

We’ve Relocated! The host of Kenya Innovation Week, Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA), has moved to a new location in Westlands, Nairobi. 📍 New Address: Rainbow Towers, 2nd Floor, Muthithi Road, Westlands. This move marks a new chapter as we continue to grow and strengthen Kenya’s innovation ecosystem. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space as we build more impactful collaborations, support innovators, and drive transformative change across the country and the continent. #EnablingInnovation #KenyaInnovation

Happy Easter to you and your loved ones! We hope this season is not only for the renewal of faith and spirit, but also for inspiring growth, partnerships, and transformation in innovation. #KIW #easter2025

The CEIL Summit, by Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) celebrates innovation and progress in commercialising research-based innovations. It is time we saw more entrepreneurial ideas stemming from academic research, and #CEILSummit is here for it. #EnablingInnovation #Innovationleadership #KIW

Happy Jamhuri Day. As we celebrate our independence, we also celebrate the milestones in innovation and possibilities for more growth.

Villgro Africa, in partnership with the University of Warwick, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and Jaza Rift Ventures, unveiled The Regulatory Sandbox for Health-Tech Innovations at the #KIW2024. The event aimed to introduce and discuss the concept of a health-tech regulatory sandbox to inform and shape a more adaptive regulatory framework for health-technology innovations in Kenya. A regulatory sandbox serves as a controlled environment for emerging health-tech innovations, particularly when existing regulatory frameworks are insufficient or outdated. By relaxing certain regulations, the sandbox facilitates developing and testing new health technologies while maintaining oversight and safety. #KIWAfricaEdition Ministry of Health, Kenya Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Jaza Rift Villgro Africa Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and The Arts Robert Karanja, PhD Jeremmy Okonjo, Robert Mutai

The first order of business at #KIW2024 was a hackathon coordinated by Vambo AI | Multilingual Intelligence and Futurize to solve pan-African issues in EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech and ClimateTech. The winners for the hackathon were: - EdTech Valingo - who developed a multilingual resource tool for refugees and displaced people seeking a better life - Fintech HAZINA AFRIKA - the idea was to use Vambo AI in the financial AI assistant in native language to reach a broader demographic in all regions of Kenya - HealthTech NoDozz - integrating Vambo AI’s multilingual API into the drowsiness detection app enhances its accessibility by offering real-time alerts and a user interface - ClimateTech (Godfrey Ogembo) - Vambo AI’s multilingual API can significantly enhance communication and engagement with the diverse communities around Lake Victoria. #KIW2024 #KIWAfricaEdition Vambo AI | Multilingual Intelligence Futurize Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and The Arts

One of the Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)'s (KeNIA) focuses next year will be building human capital capacity for start-ups. This initiative will be enabled by the technical cooperation partnership between Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Innovation support could never get better! #KIW2024 #KIWAfricaEdition #AfricaInnovation East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA)Anza Village Villgro Africa The RISA Fund Jasiri4Africa Heifer International Kenya British Council eMobilis Technology Training Institute Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and The Arts Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy Daystar University Riara University The Technical University of Kenya Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Innovation Ecosystem Summit on Day 5 of #KIW2024. We are exploring the innovation clusters in Kenya, funding, and access to the market for start-ups and innovations. #KIW2024 #KIWAfricaEdition #AfricaInnovation East Africa Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EAVCA)Anza Village Villgro Africa The RISA Fund Jasiri4Africa Heifer International Kenya British Council eMobilis Technology Training Institute Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and The Arts Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy Daystar University Riara University The Technical University of Kenya Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Finishing strong, #KIW2024 day 5! AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge, designed to catalyse the Kenyan agri-food systems transformation by supporting early-stage innovators in the development, deployment, adoption, and scaling of high-impact science-based agri-tech solutions for smallholder farmers and agricultural value chain players, is closing its boot camp today with pitching competitions at the hashtag #KIW2024 #KIWAfricaEdition #AfricaInnovation CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Initiative and Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Mercy Corps Daystar University iTATU AGRA Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and The Arts Kenya Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Yesterday, November 27th, 2024, our long-term partners, Fingo - Finnish Development NGOs, long-term partners of KeNIA, hosted a side event during #KIW2024. The parallel training event was designed for NGOs and Civil Society organisations (CSOs). Experts in the field Peter Njuguna (ICT4D Specialist), Valitalo Mika, Rosebellah Nyanchoka, PMP from Fingo - Finnish Development NGOs and Caritta Seppä from Tespack provided training on harnessing AI for impact in international development and data collection—principles for Digital Development, Private sector collaboration, and use of digital media in global growth. Staff from 21 development organisations participated. Key highlights included adopting technology-led innovations and green energy solutions in international development and the critical role of private-sector collaboration. In attendance were Tespack Ltd Finn Church Aid InformAction Kenya KIOSfoundation Fida International Plan International Kenya Solidaarisuus / International Solidarity Foundation ISF Digital Impact Alliance Undugu Society of Kenya 2024 National Potato Council of Kenya Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) Mika Niskanen Juha-Erkki Mäntyniemi Doris Hakkarainen