REPUBLIC OF KENYA
# KENYA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY 2025-2030
March 2025
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
# KENYA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY 2025-2030
March 2025
# Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations 6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
FOREWORD 9
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 11
- INTRODUCTION 13
1.1. Key Definitions 15 1.2. Background 17 1.3. Rationale for an AI Strategy for Kenya 20 1.3.1. Key AI Concerns in Kenya 20 1.3.2. Strategic Importance of AI to Kenya 21 1.4. Methodology 22 1.4.1. Literature Review and Environmental Analysis 22 1.4.2. Primary Data Collection 22 1.4.3. Stakeholder Engagement 22 1.4.4. Synthesis and Drafting of the Strategy 23 1.4.5. Validation of the Strategy 23 1.5. Scope 24
- AI & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 25
2.1. Definition of Emerging Technologies 26 2.2. Relationship between Emerging Technologies and AI 26 2.3. Why AI 27
- ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 28
3.1. Social and Economic Environment 29 3.2. Technology Environment 32 3.2.1. Global Context 32 3.2.2. African Context 32 3.2.3. National Context 32 3.3. Political Environment 34 3.3.1. Global Context 34
3.3.2. Regional Context 34 3.3.3. National Context 35 3.4. Legal and Regulatory Environment 36 3.4.1. Global Context 36 3.4.2. Regional Context 38 3.4.3. National Context 40 3.5. Kenya's AI Readiness Assessment 42 3.6. Key Findings from Primary Data Collection 45 3.6.1. Key Informant Interviews 45 3.6.2. Focus Group Discussions 46 3.6.3. Town Hall Meetings 47 3.6.4. Online Survey 48 3.7. Stakeholder Analysis 49 3.7.1. Background 49 3.7.2. Justification 49 3.8. Strengths, Limitations, Opportunities, and Challenges Summary 53
- KENYA AI STRATEGY FOUNDATIONS 61
4.1. Vision 62 4.2. Value Proposition 62 4.3. Guiding Principles 63
- STRATEGIC DECISIONS 64
5.1. Themes and Sub-themes 65 5.2. Goals, Objectives, Flagship Projects, Outcomes, and Key Performance Indicators Options 68 5.3. Priority Use Case 83 5.4. Summary of Strategy 84
ANNEXES 85
Annex 1: Collaborators and Partners 85 Annex 2: Image Captions and Credits 87
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# List of Tables
Table 1.1: Definitions of key terms . . . . . 14 Table 3.1: Results of UNESCO AI Readiness for Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41