Socio-Cultural Diplomacy

Objectives of Kenya’s Cultural Diplomacy

1.       Advocate for cultural diversity and heritage recognition, protection, preservation and patenting;

2.       Foster solidarity, intercultural exchanges, partnerships and dialogues between Kenya and other countries;

3.       Promote tourism cultural heritage to attract visitors and showcase Kenya’s cultural diversity;

4.       Pursue lawful collaborative means of facilitating the return of lost Kenyan cultural heritage artefacts, and

5.       Promote Kiswahili as a continental and global language.

The core of Socio-Cultural Diplomacy incorporates Tourism, Global Health, Sports and Education Diplomacy

Tourism Diplomacy

Objectives of Tourism Diplomacy

1. Promote Kenya as a tourism destination;

2. Leverage on diaspora and goodwill ambassadors to promote Kenya as a tourist destination;

3. Market and promotemeetings, incentives, conferencesand exhibitions internationally through conference tourism;

4. Strengthen ties with neighbouring countries to develop joint tourism initiatives and cross –border tourism: and,

5. Promote tourism cultural heritage and sustainable eco-tourism.

Sports Diplomacy

The objectives of Sports Diplomacy

1.           Recognise and upscale Kenya’s sporting prowess as a tool for enhancing national branding and fostering international relations;

2.       Leverage on award-winning Kenyan sportsmen and women as national brand ambassadors;

3.       Promote and advocate for co-operation and good governance in regional and international sports bodies;

4.       Promote Kenya as a sports destination of choice and attract investments for development and expansion of sports infrastructure, and,

5.       Utilise sports in promoting social cohesion and peacebuilding.

Education Diplomacy

Objectives of Educational Diplomacy

1. Enhance educational exchanges and scholarships at student and faculty levels in order to improve educational outcomes;

2. Foster international collaboration in the development and improvement of Kenya’s educational systems in line with global standards;

3. Position Kenya as a preferred destination for high quality education;

4. Support international collaborations in research and technological innovations, and,

5. Collaborate with like-minded partners to establish special schools for the specially talented and the differently abled.

Global Health Diplomacy

Objectives of Global Health Diplomacy

1.           Strengthen partnerships and collaboration in global health governance;

2.       Promote Kenya as a wellness, humanitarian and health emergencies medical hub;

3.       Attract investment in manufacturing of health products and technologies;

4.       Foster partnerships and collaborative research, capacity building, technology and innovation;

5.       Contribute to development, peace, security, social justice and attainment of human rights.

Creative Economy Diplomacy

Objectives of the Creative Economy Diplomacy: 

1. Integrate Kenya’s creative industries into global value chains;

2. Promote entrepreneurship, diversification and commercialization of the creative economy;

3. Facilitate innovation, new products, strengthen Intellectual Property laws and international cooperation to protect creative works;

4. Promote service exports of Creative Economy Sector products including film, music and fashion, and,

5. Scale up investments in the creative sector to support local talent, empower communities and promote social inclusion initiatives.