Kenya Wins Bid To Host 2024 Transform Africa Summit

Kenya has won the bid to host the 2024 Transform Africa Summit (TAS) convened by the Smart Africa Alliance, a Pan African agency for ICTs.

The announcement of Kenya’s win was made by Dorren Bogdan-Martin, the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Barcelona, Spain, on the sidelines of the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC-24).

While accepting the win, Eliud Owalo, the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy said the achievement was a stamp of confidence in Kenya’s unrivalled leadership in the ICT landscape.

“This win is testament to the confidence that the Smart Africa Alliance has on Kenya as an ICT powerhouse, and a leader in championing the region’s efforts to leverage the power of ICTs for socio-economic development,” said CS Owalo.

He said Kenya accepts the outcome with a great sense of humility and was now embarking on the preparations for delivering a World class event later in the year.

“We accept this win with outmost humility and joy, as it marks the beginning of a great journey ahead that will culminate in the hosting of the event in August this year,” added Owalo.

He acknowledged the efforts of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chaired by Prof Edward Kisiang’ani, the Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for their tireless dedication and commitment in delivering a winning bid for Kenya.

CA Board Chairperson, Mary Mungai said hosting the event would give the Authority an opportunity to shape conversations on sustainable digital economy on the continent.

“Hosting this event provides us with a front row experience on the future of digital transformation efforts on the continent and how we must work across borders to forge a sustainable digital economy in the region.

The announcement means that this is first time the event will be held in Kenya in the 10 year history of the Smart Africa Alliance, an opportunity that David Mugonyi, CA Director General says the Authority will leverage to interact and share the best practices with peers from the region to addresss emerging challenyes in the dynamic ICT environment.