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Strengthening Kenya - Germany cooperation in the digital economy

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AHK Eastern Africa - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa had the pleasure of facilitating meetings for Volker Ludwig, Vice President of the IHK Frankfurt am Main and Board Member of Digital Realty for the DACH region, with key representatives of Kenyaโ€™s digital and investment ecosystem.

Strengthening Kenya - Germany cooperation in the digital economy

๐Ž๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, the AHK Eastern Africa - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa had the pleasure of facilitating meetings for Volker Ludwig, Vice President of the IHK Frankfurt am Main and Board Member of Digital Realty for the DACH region, with key representatives of Kenyaโ€™s digital and investment ecosystem.

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At Kenya Investment Authority (Invest Kenya), Volker Ludwig engaged in a productive discussion with antony nabwana, Lead for Global Business Services, and Mahugu NJAU, Lead for Digital and Technology. The exchange highlighted Kenyaโ€™s dynamic digital economy, its renewable energy potential, and the continued development of its ecosystem for data centres, digital services, and ICT investment.

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The delegation subsequently met with representatives of the Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy, including Beryll Semo, ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ผ๐ถ๐‘‡ ๐‘‚๐‘“๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, Thomas Damba, ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ผ๐ถ๐‘‡, and Timothy Were, 'ndc'(K), ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ผ๐ถ๐‘‡ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’.

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The exchange provided valuable insights into Kenyaโ€™s digital priorities and ongoing initiatives, including the advancement of e-commerce and digital services, while identifying opportunities for deeper Kenyaโ€“Germany cooperation in ICT investment, skills development and knowledge exchange.

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These discussions underline the potential for stronger connections between Kenyaโ€™s growing digital ecosystem and German expertise, technology and investment.

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We sincerely thank our partners at KenInvest and the Ministry for their warm welcome, openness and constructive engagement. We look forward to building on these conversations and supporting new partnerships between the Kenyan and German digital sectors.

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