Kenya and Italy are strengthening cooperation in governance reforms and public service development, marked by a new partnership between their national schools of administration and the launch of Italy's Med-Or Foundation's first overseas office in Nairobi.

• The collaboration includes a new capacity-building initiative for senior public officials from Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Tunisia.
• Head of Public Service Felix Koskei emphasized Kenya's focus on ethical leadership and integrity in public service reforms.
• The Med-Or Foundation's Nairobi office launch included signing a memorandum of understanding on the blue economy and fisheries, with commitments to expand collaboration in science, climate action, and manufacturing.
• Italy’s Minister for Universities and Research Anne Maria Bernini highlighted the Luigi Broglio Space Centre in Malindi as a symbol of successful Kenyan–Italian collaboration.
• Principal Secretary for Trade Juma Mukhwana cited a Sh5 billion leather processing project to shift Kenya from exporting raw hides to finished goods.