The World Bank is deploying blockchain technology within Kenya's National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project to guarantee that funds reach intended beneficiaries, enhancing transparency and accountability.

• The blockchain framework creates an immutable trail of transactions, reducing the risk of mismanagement or political interference for funds under the NYOTA Project.
• The World Bank confirmed its commitment to strong governance and transparency in a letter on November 13, 2025, to High Court advocate Francis Wanjiku.
• Launched in June 2023, the NYOTA Project targets youth across all 1,450 wards in Kenya, providing business support, skills training, and employment opportunities.

Shamiri Institute in Kenya has launched shamiriAI, an artificial intelligence platform aimed at providing scalable and cost-efficient mental health support to young people across Africa, positioning Kenya as a hub for socially targeted AI solutions.

• The platform aims to reach 10 million young people by 2032, building on an existing model that has served over 185,000 youth at a cost of just $7 per person.
• Developed by Shamiri Institute Founder and CEO Tom Osborn, shamiriAI integrates machine learning, data analytics, and speech recognition, including support for English, Swahili, and Sheng.
• French Ambassador to Kenya and Somalia, H.E. Arnaud Suquet, highlighted Kenya’s potential to lead in socially driven AI, praising Shamiri’s model for its cost-effectiveness, being over ten times cheaper than traditional therapy.

Pesapal and KCB Bank Kenya have partnered to digitize and modernize operations for over 10,000 fuel dealers across East Africa through the rollout of Pesapal’s Forecourt Management Solution.

• The platform integrates fuel dispensing, sales monitoring, inventory management, payment processing, and financial reconciliation into a single system, aiming to eliminate manual processes and address issues like inventory shrinkage and inaccurate records.
• Agosta Liko, Founder of Pesapal, stated the technology will help dealers modernize operations, eliminate revenue leakage, achieve regulatory compliance, and access growth capital based on verified performance.
• KCB Bank Kenya will use real-time performance data from the system to assess credit risk more accurately and extend stock financing and working capital support to fuel dealers, marking a shift towards data-driven lending in the petroleum sector.