Poland in Kenya

Kenya-Polish relations were often seen through the eyes of history. A significant number of Polish migrants settled in Kenya after WWII and have gone on to be the initial envoys of cultural ties. But Polish Ambassador to Kenya Jacek Bazański argues those were only a foundation. The ambassador says the emergency of the coronavirus pandemic is going to be a key area of cooperation, and there are lessons for Kenya too on the integration front. Here is an excerpt from an interview the ambassador had with Nation’s Mac Otani.

On August 17, 2020, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz held a phone conversation with Raychelle Omamo, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya.

On 15 August 2020 we solemnly celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw – a culminating point of the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1920) and one of the most decisive events in the history of Poland, Europe, and the world.

Despite COVID-19-related restrictions that remain in force in Uganda, the Wanda Matugga Health Centre, named after Dr Wanda Błeńska, continues to implement module II of a project carried out by the InnovAid Foundation.

We kindly inform you that on Friday, July 31, 2020 the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi and its Consular Section will be closed due to public holiday observed in the Republic of Kenya (Eid al-Adha).

The call for proposals in the "Polish Returns 2020. COVID-19 Edition" program is addressed to institutions planning to employ scientists whose research may be relevant for broadening knowledge and solving significant problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, in particular representatives of broadly understood health and biomedical sciences.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland, within its Small Grants Scheme, has up to date financed the implementation of two projects at the Department of Music & Dance of the Kenyatta University in Nairobi. In 2010 we equipped a professional recording studio that serves the students up to this day, while in 2018 we bought eight keyboards with accessories to further enhance the Department's capacities and accommodate the growing number of students.

Please find below the full text of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's article published on July 16, 2020 in the British "Daily Telegraph".

On July 1, 2020 Poland takes the lead in the Visegrad Group. "Back on track" will be the motto of this Polish Presidency.