WITIA Creative Show to Spotlight Kenya’s Push to Monetize Digital Arts Economy

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10 - Kenya’s growing push to turn the creative sector into a larger economic contributor is drawing renewed attention as policymakers, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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The WITIA Creative Show 2026 in Nairobi aims to highlight Kenya's efforts to boost its digital arts economy by connecting policymakers, artists, and tech entrepreneurs.

The event, organized by Women in Technology and Innovation Africa (WITIA), focuses on leveraging technology for job creation and export earnings in the creative sector.
Key figures include Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs for the State Department for Creative Economy and Principal Secretary Susan Auma Mang’eni for MSME Development.
Discussions will cover how emerging technologies like AI are reshaping content creation, distribution, and monetization in Kenya's creative industries, addressing challenges in copyright and financing.

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