KNBStats

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is the Government's principal agency established to collect, compile, analyze and disseminate official statistics.

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

This is among key sessions of Day 3 of the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo and Conference 2026. We are 'Powering Resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'.
#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026

[Amb. Philip, Thigo, MBS @pthigo]

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼

Privileged to have worked with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), the Kenya Space Agency, and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to host the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo & Conference in Nairobi.

The opening was graced by 𝗛.𝗘. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗸𝗶, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮, alongside the 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲, 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗖𝗧, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, development partners, industry leaders, researchers, civil society, and over 1,000 delegates from more than 60 countries

This convening comes at a critical moment.

With only four years left to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, the question before us is no longer whether data matters. It is whether countries can finance, govern, protect, and use data systems at the scale required to deliver for people.

In my remarks, I pointed to three priorities that must guide this work.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. National data systems remain underfunded, even though every serious development decision depends on trusted, timely, and usable data.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀. No country can build the data and space infrastructure required for the age of intelligence on its own. Governments, the private sector, academia, civil society, development partners, and local communities must work together.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 that can secure data and digital sovereignty, while using data, digital infrastructure, and space technologies to deliver the Global Goals.

@SpaceAgencyKE @KNBStats @Data4SDGs @KindikiKithure @SingoeiAKorir @SoipanTuya

[Bernard Sabiti @BernardSabiti]

Representing @aphrc this week at the 2026 Global Data Festival organised by @Data4SDGs, @KNBStats and @SpaceAgencyKE . Over 100 experts r discussing the future of data and statistical ecosystems amid rapidly evolving technolgies like AI & reducing international funding for stats

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

What's on the menu on Day 2 of the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo and Conference 2026. We are
'Powering Resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'.
#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

What's on the menu on Day 2 of the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo and Conference 2026. We are
'Powering Resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'.
#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

Gearing up for Day 2 of the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo and Conference 2026.
'Powering Resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'
#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

Gearing up for Day 2 of the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo and Conference 2026.
'Powering Resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'
#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026

[PlanningKE @Planning_Ke]

@planning_KE @KNBSstats took a center stage in showcasing its leadership in modernizing data collection and analysis through satellite imagery and real-time analytics @KeTreasury @BonfaceBMakokha @KenyaVision2030 @NCPD_Kenya

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

#GDFKSEC2026
'Powering Resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'.

[Kithure Kindiki @_KithureKindiki]

NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026

Data has become crucial for better agriculture, climate adaptation, disaster risk management, land use management, environmental monitoring and an array of other important sectors.

Into the future, development will increasingly depend on production of accurate locally relevant data, and the use of that data to make better decisions, to finance the right priorities and to tackle the most pressing local and global needs.

Kenya and Africa must invest in capabilities for generation of its own data and limit consuming intelligence from externally produced data that is often insensitive to local realities.

Quality data helps to plan development interventions directed at service delivery points: at the heath centre where medicine is dispensed, at the school where teachers and equipment converge to support education, or at the road construction site where a road is being built to connect farmers and traders to markets.

To avoid data dependency, Kenya and Africa ought to develop innovative ways of financing national data systems as part of core national infrastructure and align development partner support to country-owned systems.

Opened the Global Data Festival and the Kenya Space Expo and Conference, Nairobi.

More than 1000 delegates from 65 Countries attending.

Governments, International Institutions, Civil Society, Academia, Data Organizations and practitioners represented.

#GDFKSEC2026 #DataFest2026 #KSEC2026 @KNBStats @SpaceAgencyKE

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

Day 1 highlights:
- Kenya's young population must be facilitated to participate in conversations about data and innovation.
- Data gives visibility to the invisible, resulting in interventions that ensure inclusivity of everyone in the society. @SafaricomPLC @googlekenya

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

Day 1 highlights:
- Data must be seen as necessary infrastructure akin to Transport. To support development, investment in data is necessary.
- Data and Diplomacy are partners in the development space.
@GovtOfKenya @KenyaGovernors @SpaceAgencyKE @Data4SDGs @SDGsKenyaForum

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

Highlights of Day 1 of the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo & Conference. More than 1500+ participants, 60+ countries, 50+ speakers have converged in Nairobi. We are 'Powering resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'. #GDFKSEC2026

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

Highlights of Day 1 of the Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo & Conference. More than 1500+ participants, 60+ countries, 50+ speakers have converged in Nairobi. We are 'Powering resilience, Innovation and Partnership through Data and Technology'. #GDFKSEC2026

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

#GDF2026 @KSEC2026
Follow the Global Data Festival proceedings live.
https://t.co/jzRLItxqiD

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#DataFest2026 & #KSEC2026
It's all systems go as the Global Data Festival 2026 officially kicks off in a few hours in Nairobi.

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#DataFest2026 & #KSEC2026
It's all systems go as the Global Data Festival 2026 officially kicks off in a few hours in Nairobi.

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

The Global Data Festival 2026 is almost here with us!
Join us from 2-5 June, 2026 at The Edge Convention Centre, Nairobi.
#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026

[Kenya Space Agency @SpaceAgencyKE]

We are privileged to announce that Amb Philip Thigo @pthigo will be speaking at the GDF-KSEC 2026.

Join us as we “Power Resilience, Innovation, and Partnership through Data and Technology”

#KSEC2026 #DataFest2026

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

Annual Inflation in May 2026 is 6.7%. Price level was 6.7% higher in May 2026 than in May, 2025 https://t.co/AIxuCPupLy
@KeTreasury @Planning_Ke @CBKKenya @KRACorporate @KenyaGovernors @KIPPRAKENYA @KenyaVision2030 @NGCDF_Kenya @Lands_Kenya @EnergyMinK @TransportKE

[KNBStats @KNBStats]

@KNBStats DG Dr. Obudho, EBS, MBS warmly welcomes you to the Global Data Festival & Kenya Space Expo & Conference 2026 taking place from 2-5 June, 2026 at the Edge Convention Centre Nairobi.
Visit www.gdfksec2026 for tickets.
See you in Nairobi!