World Youth Skills Day 2022

In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.   This year the theme is; Transforming youth

Commissioning of the County Peer Review Mechanism Panel of Eminent Persons

H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta has today commissioned a 9-member Panel of Eminent Persons for the County Peer Review Mechanism at State House, Nairobi Kenya. The County Peer Review Mechanism is a governance programme that mirrors the Continental African Peer African

Nakuru County Submits to County Peer Review Mechanism

Nakuru County Secretary and Head of Public Service, Mr. Benjamin Njoroge  hosted a team from NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat and Africa Peer Review Mechanism from the Republic of Namibia at the county government offices to discuss the impact of the Africa

Africa Day

The birth of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) came to light following the signing of the charter in Addis Ababa on 25 May 1963 by African leaders. President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia played

9th Edition of Africities Summit

H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially opened the 9th Africities Summit which is currently underway in Kisumu county. Themed; the role of intermediary Cities of Africa in the Implementation of Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the Africa Union

Kisumu City is Ready to Host the 9th Africities Summit

Africities is the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) of Africa’s flagship pan-African event that is held every three years in one of the five regions of Africa. The 9th edition of the summit is set to take place in

AUDA-NEPAD Steering Committee Retreat

The Chief Executive Officer NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat Amb. Dr Samori Okwiya attended a distinguished Steering Committee Members meeting to deliberate on the work of AUDA-NEPAD in South Africa on May 6, 2022. L-R Amb. Dr Samori Okwiya CEO, NEPAD/APRM Kenya

Opportunity Alert at the APRM Continental Secretariat

Public Sector-Governance Country: South Africa The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is an African Union (AU) specialized entity headquartered in Midrand, South Africa that was established in 2003 by the AU Heads of State and Government with the primary purpose of

Retreat to Consider Budget Estimates for FY 2022/23

Today, the Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat, Amb. Dr. Samori Okwiya, with other heads of parastatals under the State Department for Planning, accompanied the Economic Planning Secretary, Ms. Katherine Muoki in a meeting with the Parliamentary Departmental Committee on

Formalisation of MoU Between the Secretariat and Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordinating Authority

Earlier today, the Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat Amb. Dr. Samori Okwiya paid a visit to the Executive Secretary of Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority, Mr. Justus Omae Nyarandi, to firm up on the commitment of partnership