The Presidents of Kenya Speeches

   September 27, 2023 JAMUHURI PARK SHOWGROUND, NAIROBI   • Distinguished Guests, • Exhibitors;  1. This year’s edition of the Agricultural Society of Kenya’s Nairobi International Trade Fair is special because it provides us with a vital opportunity to have a conversation on a broad variety of subjects, which define our Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. In doing so, it demonstrates the power of agriculture as the engine of Kenya’s economy and its potential to propel even greater rates of growth and development.  2. At the foundation of our reflections today, I invite you to consider the intersections of many topics around agriculture and agricultural transformation.  3. To begin with, the idea of elevating the famous Nairobi National Agricultural Show into an international trade fair came out of a realization that agriculture is the prime mover of our nation’s economic activity across many sectors and beyond our borders. It is therefore critical th...

  • H.E. Meg Whitman, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya • Dr. Dario Gil, Senior Vice President & Director, IBM Research • Dr. Allesandro Curioni, Vice President, IBM Research • Dr. Solomon Assefa, Vice President, IBM Research-Africa • Ms. Julia Carvalho, General Manager, IBM-Africa Growth Markets  Distinguished Guests;  1. A few days ago, I held very productive engagements with the IBM leadership team in San Francisco, California, in which we reviewed the decade of collaboration between the Government of Kenya and IBM. It became clear that a broader conversation shall be necessary in order to build upon the legacy of this partnership in terms of innovative achievements and pioneering developments.  2. Consequently, it became clear that a broader conversation is needed, one that extends the scope of our joint endeavor to include initiatives enhancing our capacity to deliver trans-formative solutions in the delivery of public services across various sectors.  3. I comm...