New International Work, Scholarship, and AI Language Opportunities for Kenyans - February 2026

New opportunities have opened for Kenyans in international and digital spheres. The Australian government has opened applications for fully funded Australia Awards Scholarships for postgraduate study in 2027, targeting eligible professionals from Kenya and other African countries. Simultaneously, the Kenyan government has announced it is unlocking new opportunities for citizens to work abroad. In the technology sector, Google has expanded its WAXAL speech dataset to include Kikuyu, Dholuo, and Luganda. This initiative aims to boost artificial intelligence (AI) accessibility for millions of African language speakers. The goal is to enable the development of AI tools that can understand local languages.