The government is keen to leverage digital platforms for enhancing Business to Business (B2B) model as a key priority for digital transformation

The upcoming EU-Kenya Business Forum scheduled to take place on May 12-13, 2025 in Nairobi gives Kenyan businesses opportunities to interact, connect, identify and maximize opportunities.

Earlier today, Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Hon. William Kabogo Gitau was joined by European Union Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Henriette Geiger, French Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Arnaud Suquet, Romania Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Gentiana Serbu, Belgium Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Peter Maddens, and Ambassador of the Netherlands to Kenya H.E. Henk Jan Bakker and Alexander Fierley, Deputy Head of Mission (Germany), among others for a press briefing.

The CS highlighted that Kenya and EU have a long standing relationship. He urged Kenyan business owners to make use of the opportunities that the event will present. Already over 500 businesses from EU have shown interest to participate accordingly.

CS Kabogo appreciated that Kenya’s digital skilling program is attracting support from partners, adding that Romania has offered to give 8 scholarships in cybersecurity and other digital skilling areas.

He reiterated that Kenya is investing heavily on expanding infrastructure such as fibre network, setting up digital hubs across the country, and enhancing digital skilling of the citizens to utilise opportunities in the online platforms.