“A Prosperous Kenya in a Peaceful and Integrated World.”
The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Achievement Report for Financial Year 2024–2025 documents a year of significant diplomatic achievement, institutional strengthening, and strategic positioning for Kenya in an increasingly complex and contested global environment. The reporting period was characterized by an intensified economic diplomacy agenda, landmark contributions to peace and security on the African continent, Kenya’s elevated engagement in global governance forums, and expanded services to Kenyans in the diaspora.
Kenya’s diplomatic posture in 2024–2025 was defined by four strategic thrusts: accelerating economic diplomacy to attract investment, open markets, and mobilize development finance; advancing Kenya’s continental leadership role through the African Union and regional bodies; strengthening Kenya’s voice and influence in multilateral institutions including the United Nations, WTO, and climate negotiations; and deepening service delivery to diaspora Kenyans through expanded consular services, diaspora engagement platforms, and policy frameworks for diaspora economic participation.
On the economic diplomacy front, Foreign Direct Investment commitments reached a record USD 2.8 billion, driven by investment promotion missions to 28 countries, the Nairobi Investment Summit which attracted 1,200 investors from 55 countries, and the expansion of bilateral investment and trade agreements. Trade promotion efforts opened new export markets in the Gulf, Europe, Asia, and across Africa under the AfCFTA framework. USD 1.2 billion in new Official Development Assistance commitments were secured. The Blue Economy Compact, signed with 12 Indian Ocean nations, opens new opportunities for Kenya’s maritime economy. New partnerships in technology, green energy, and digital infrastructure reflect Kenya’s strategic engagement with the sectors that will define economic competitiveness in the coming decade.
In peace and security diplomacy, Kenya’s convening of the Nairobi Peace Process for the DRC produced the landmark Nairobi Accord — a ceasefire and political dialogue framework endorsed by 14 African leaders — representing Kenya’s most significant peace diplomacy achievement in recent years. Kenya’s contribution to the AU Mission in Somalia, ATMIS, continued to provide the security foundation for Somalia’s political transition. Kenya’s mediation engagement in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Great Lakes region reinforced its standing as indispensable to African peace architecture. Kenya was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for a two-year term and submitted a landmark resolution on climate- related human rights.
At 65 diplomatic missions covering 95 countries, Kenya operates one of Africa’s most extensive diplomatic networks. The Ministry is determined to maximize the value of this network for Kenya’s development — ensuring that every mission actively promotes investment, trade, tourism, and diaspora engagement, not merely discharging traditional diplomatic protocols. The introduction of Digital Consular Services has reduced processing times for passports and visa services by 65 per cent, while the Kenya Diaspora Helpdesk launched in 2024–2025 provided assistance to 285,000 Kenyans abroad.
The Report is candid about challenges. Diplomatic missions in 12 countries operate with aging infrastructure requiring urgent rehabilitation. Staffing ratios at several missions fall below operational requirements. Diaspora policy coordination across government agencies remains fragmented. Kenya’s position in some key international negotiations — particularly on climate finance — has not yet translated into the level of financial flows the country’s climate vulnerability warrants. These challenges are analyzed in detail in Parts II and IV and are addressed through the strategic directions for 2025– 2030 articulated in this Report.
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