{"slug":"kenya-kenya-artificial-intelligence-strategy-2025-2030","title":"Kenya Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030","short_title":"Kenya Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030","jurisdiction":"kenya","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MICDE)","summary_plain":"Kenya's first national AI strategy sets a five-year agenda built on three pillars: AI digital infrastructure, data and AI governance, and AI research, innovation and commercialisation. It aligns with the Kenya National Digital Masterplan 2022-2032 and priorities sectors such as agriculture, health and education. A separate implementation roadmap was later published by the ministry.","adopted_on":"2025-03-27","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.ict.go.ke/kenyas-artificial-intelligence-ai-strategy-2025-2030-launched-kicc-nairobi","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:03+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/kenya-kenya-artificial-intelligence-strategy-2025-2030","status_note":"ict.go.ke serves an incomplete TLS chain, so some clients report certificate errors; content loads with HTTP 200. The implementation roadmap PDF (Dec 2025) is at https://www.ict.go.ke/sites/default/files/2025-12/Kenya%20National%20AI%20Strategy%202025-2030%20Implementation%20Roadmap.pdf","scope_summary":"Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MICDE). Oversight: MICDE leads implementation with partners; implementation roadmap published Dec 2025. Stated purpose: Position Kenya as a competitive, secure and future-ready AI economy.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2025-01-14: Draft strategy released for public validation; 2025-03-27: Strategy launched at KICC, Nairobi; final PDF published","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.","taxonomy":[],"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"Kenya Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030","publisher":"Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy","url":"https://www.ict.go.ke/kenyas-artificial-intelligence-ai-strategy-2025-2030-launched-kicc-nairobi","document_date":"2025-03-27","document_type":"strategy","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"Draft strategy released for public validation","publisher":"Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy","url":"https://ict.go.ke/sites/default/files/2025-01/Kenya%20National%20AI%20Strategy%20(Draft)%20for%20Public%20Validation%20%20%5B14-01-2025%5D.pdf","document_date":"2025-01-14","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"Strategy launched at KICC, Nairobi; final PDF published","publisher":"Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy","url":"https://ict.go.ke/sites/default/files/2025-03/Kenya%20AI%20Strategy%202025%20-%202030.pdf","document_date":"2025-03-27","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.ict.go.ke/kenyas-artificial-intelligence-ai-strategy-2025-2030-launched-kicc-nairobi","source_title":"Kenya Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025-2030","source_publisher":"Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy","source_document_date":"2025-03-27","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations.","reviewed_by":null}}