Poland in Kenya

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, in partnership with Documentary and Feature Film Studio in Warsaw and The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz, with financial support from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, is launching the International Film Essay Competition "WAJDA RE/FRAME”, organized as part of the celebrations of the Andrzej Wajda Year 2026.

On 9 June 2026, a delegation from the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda in Kampala paid a visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi.

Chargé d'affaires Marcin Kubiak paid a working visit on 8 June to Lamu, where he engaged in constructive discussions with Mohammed Ali Mwenje, Curator of the Lamu branches of the National Museums of Kenya-including the Lamu Museums and the UNESCO World Heritage Site-and his assistant for collections and exhibitions and adviser on Swahili cultural heritage, Mohamed Hassan Ali.

On June 6 this year we held the Polish diaspora meeting on the occasion of Children's Day.

On May 20, "Poland-Indian Ocean Tech & Services Forum” was held in Mahé, Seychelles. The forum was organized by the Polish Embassy in Nairobi and the Honorary Consulate in Mahé, funded by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland.

On May 21st, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Seychelles in Victoria, Marcin Kubiak, Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi, met with the Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora of the Seychelles, Ian Madeleine.

We kindly inform you that on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 and Monday, June 1, 2026, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi and its Consular Section will be closed due to Eid al-Fitr and Madaraka Day respectively, which are declared public holidays in the Republic of Kenya. On Thursday, June 4, 2026, the Embassy will be closed because of the Feast of Corpus Christi observed by Poland.

On May 14th, the next edition of the Polish-Kenyan Business Forum 2026 took place in Nairobi, organized by the PAIH Foreign Trade Office in Nairobi with the support of the Embassy of Poland. The Forum aimed to support the presence of Polish companies in the Kenyan market and to establish trade and investment contacts between Polish and Kenyan companies.

On 10 May, a representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi participated in the EU-Somalia Partnership Dialogue held in Mogadishu.

On May 7th, the official launch of the " Strategic Partnership for Advancing Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Capabilities” between the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM), the National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU), and the counties of Nairobi and Kiambu took place at the Fire and Rescue Training Center (FIRETRACK) in Kiambu.