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Recap of the Week H.E. Amb. Nakhumicha Wafula, Permanent Representative of Kenya to UN-Habitat, visited the Koginga Beach Fish Market in Homa Bay County ahead of the Devolution Conference 2025. The visit highlighted the importance of empowering local communities and...

United Nations Office Nairobi, 31st July 2025: H.E. Amb. Nakhumicha Wafula, E.G.H. paid a courtesy call on Ms. Anacláudia Rossbach, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat. This followed the presentation of her credentials earlier in the month...

New York, 23rd July: A successful side event on Adequate Housing: A Cornerstone for Sustainable Development was convened on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum in New York. Hosted by UN Habitat and chaired by the ECOSOC President, the dialogue brought...

United Nations Nairobi, 12 th July 2025: H.E Dr. Musalia Mudavadi E.G.H Principal Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya visited United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) grounds to inspect the ongoing...

United Nations Nairobi, 9th July 2025: H.E. Amb. Nakhumicha Wafula, E.G.H., Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), presented her credentials to Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN...

Nairobi, 30th May 2025 - H.E. Rachel Ruto, First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, was the Chief Guest at a special UNHA2 side event titled “Towards Achieving a Sustainable Urban Future Through Accessible Food and Nutrition.” Organized by the Permanent Mission of Kenya...

                                                    Nairobi, 29th May 2025 - The resumed second session of the UN-Habitat Assembly officially commenced today at the United Nations Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi. The session was formally opened by Hon. Alice Wahome, EGH,...

Nairobi, 28th May 2025 - H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., President of the Republic of Kenya, hosted the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Anacláudia Rossbach at State House, Nairobi. Also present was Amb. Grace Okara, Permanent...

The Kenya Permanent Mission to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) will participate in the resumed second session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, scheduled to take place from 29 to 30 May 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Assembly is one of the three...

Nairobi, 25th April 2025 – Amb. Grace Okara, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to UN-Habitat, chaired a key preparatory meeting with representatives from the Office of Her Excellency the First Lady ahead of the resumed session of the UN-Habitat...

Taita Taveta, 3rd April 2025 – Amb. Grace Okara, Kenya’s Permanent Representative to UN-Habitat, joined H.E. Andrew Mwadime,Governor of Taita Taveta County at the launch of the Chakaleri Material Recovery Facility in Taita Taveta County, a key solid waste management...