Kenya and Cuba are set to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on environmental cooperation by March 2026, following an agreement to establish joint technical teams to refine the draft.

• The agreement was announced by Principal Secretary Festus Ng’eno after a meeting with Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Prof. Rudy Montero Mata, and Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández during the Seventh Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi.
• The partnership will focus on biodiversity conservation, pollution control, environmental monitoring, ecosystem management, and scientific exchange.
• The collaboration aims to enhance bilateral environmental action and unlock new channels of technical expertise and research.