Irish Embassy in Kenya

We were honoured to welcome Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and Founding member of The Elders, whose leadership and advocacy continue to inspire action on climate justice and human rights globally.

We had the pleasure of hosting The Elders delegation with Kenyan Youth for an enlightening intergenerational dialogue on climate and nature, conflict, multilateralism, human rights and gender, technology and AI. The discussions highlighted the importance of youth leadership in shaping a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future.

Founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, The Elders continue to champion peace, justice, human rights, and a sustainable planet through global collaboration and courageous leadership.

Earlier today, H.E. Ambassador Caitríona Ingoldsby met with Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Science, Research and Innovation, alongside the leadership of Young Scientists Kenya (YSK). The discussions focused on YSK’s impactful work in championing STEM across Kenya’s secondary schools and explored upcoming initiatives aimed at inspiring the next generation of innovators.

15 April 2026 marked three long years since the outbreak of the war in Sudan. The conflict has triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with unimaginable and indescribable cruelty inflicted on civilians.
The scale of the crisis is devastating - an estimated 400,000 + people have died, 12 million + have been displaced and over half of Sudan’s 33 million people are starving. We need to ensure that Sudan doesn’t fade from the international media agenda.
Many Sudanese journalists continue to document the conflict under extremely difficult circumstances, often reporting in exile or through remote networks. As a mark of our support for their efforts to keep the stories from Sudan alive, the Embassy was glad to co-host a special event - “Sudan Three Years On: Voices From a Forgotten War” - in collaboration with the International Press Association of East Africa and Ayin Network, an organisation which supports Sudanese journalists in exile.
This event brought together over ninety people from Sudanese civil society, members of the International Press Association, international NGOS and diplomatic missions.
Beginning with a screening of “The Quiet Heroes of Sudan”, a documentary produced by Ayin Network which highlights the work and lives of frontline Sudanese humanitarian workers who run local Emergency Response Rooms, it set the tone for the evening on the importance of ensuring international attention on what is happening in Sudan, highlighting the resilience of Sudanese communities and the real faces behind the facts and figures reported in the news.
During the subsequent panel discussion, the panellists highlighted the importance of reporting the agency of Sudanese civilians, in tandem with reporting the terrible suffering, and the critical need to invest in a diversity of sources to ensure that different perspectives are heard, including those of women and girls who are bearing the brunt of the brutality of Sudan’s warring parties.
They also spoke to the threats they face. “If you walk into a market with a gun, no one blinks. But a camera? You are arrested.” Reportedly, over 400 journalists have been killed or are missing in Sudan.
Despite there being a multiplicity of global crises, there is room for Sudan in the news cycle too. Global citizens need to speak about Sudan, and raise their voices for Sudanese people. We all need to keep eyes on Sudan.
The Embassy is proud to partner with شبكة عاين - Ayin network to support their vital work and we hope that our event helped to shine a light on the conflict in Sudan.

On this day 28 years ago, the Good Friday Agreement was signed. This remarkable document made possible by political leadership, vision, and compromise, helped end a cycle of violence that had continued for 30 years on the island of Ireland.

Learn more⬇️
https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/role-policies/northern-ireland/about-the-good-friday-agreement/

The Embassy will be closed for Easter on Friday, 03 March 2026 and Monday, 06 March 2026. We will reopen on Tuesday, 07 March 2026.

We are super proud of Young Scientists Kenya alumni Maxwell Opondo, the founder of Zerobionic Africa, a startup that develops humanoid robots that are helping students to access science and technology lessons that teachers find difficult to deliver in sign language due to limited vocabulary for technical terms.

Zerobionic uses humanoid robots that communicate in sign language, making information accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

Robotic arms bring sign language to Kenya's STEM classrooms This Kenyan-built robotic arm is opening new possibilities for teaching deaf students. Paired with a sensor-fitted suit, the device converts spoken words int...

The Embassy of Ireland Kenya is proud to partner with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) - Kenya on a transformative initiative: County-led Food Systems Transformation through Advancing Tracking & Capacity Enhancement for Scalable Investments. The project was launched last month in Kisumu and aims to:
✅ Strengthen county-level financial tracking
✅ Build technical capacity for investment planning
✅ Enhance institutional coordination

Ireland aims to be a world leader in sustainable food systems and was one of the first countries to adopt a national food systems strategy, Food Vision 2030.

H.E. Ambassador Caitríona Ingoldsby was honoured to provide keynote remarks at the launch of the Global Hunger Index 2025 by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe in Nairobi. The Index is an important tool which highlights the loss of many years’ progress in addressing hunger and malnutrition due to aid cuts and the challenging geopolitical context.

Ireland continues to be a committed global champion for food security and nutrition. The Horn of Africa has endured four consecutive failed wet seasons. Severe drought is not only a possibility, but very likely this year. Ireland is proud to partner with Concern Worldwide on the Hanaano Programme to tackle child wasting and malnutrition in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.

Full call & application (GAP portal): https://www.goethe.de/prj/aep/en/cal/visual-art-grants-.html
VISUAL ART GRANTS
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VISUAL ART GRANTS

Are you a visual artist, curator or cultural producer in Kenya working in painting, photography, video, installation or digital art?

The EU funded “Sub-Saharan Africa, Connect & Create” programme offers grants of up to €20,000 per team for collaborative visual arts projects.

We’re looking for Kenyan led teams that will:
👉 Co create a new visual artwork with partners in other African countries and/or Europe
👉 Produce and finish the work within 12 months (July 2026–July 2027)
👉 Present it to audiences in Kenya (e.g. Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru) and/or abroad, with talks, public programmes or digital engagement

The team leader must be based in Sub Saharan Africa – Kenyan leads are eligible – and all team members must be based in Sub Saharan Africa or the EU.

📅 Deadline: 17 April 2026, 23:59 CAT 🔗 in comments.

The Embassy will be closed on Friday, 20 March 2026 and will reopen on Monday, 23 March 2026.