Kenya: Ministry of Information, Communications, and Technology opened consultation on draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030

On 14 January 2025, the Ministry of Information, Communications, and Technology opened a consultation, set to close on 19 January 2025, on a draft of Kenya's National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy 2025-2030, which outlines a vision to position Kenya as an AI hub in Africa. The strategy aims to drive sustainable development, economic growth, and social inclusion through tailored AI solutions addressing local challenges. It focuses on three pillars, namely AI digital infrastructure, sustainable data ecosystems, and AI research and innovation, supported by enablers such as governance, talent development, investments, and ethical AI practices. A participatory approach involving government, private sector, academia, civil society, and local communities underpins the strategy, emphasising collaboration, inclusivity, and phased implementation to ensure its transformative potential benefits all sectors of Kenyan society. In particular, the strategy specifies that the government intends to develop technical risk and safety frameworks to govern AI development and deployment and revise current legal and regulatory frameworks to meet the demands of AI.