India Corner Inaugurated At Kenya School Of Government Library By Indian Envoy

India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika, inaugurated an India Corner at the library of the Kenya School of Government (KSG) on Thursday, strengthening cultural and educational exchanges between the two countries. The dedicated section features books on India’s history, culture, economy, foreign policy and development journey, providing Kenyan civil servants and scholars with resources to learn more about the country.

KSG Council Chairperson Justice (retd) Charles Nyachae, Director General Prof Nura Mohamed and senior officials of the institution attended the inauguration. The books in the India Corner were gifted by the Indian High Commission in Kenya. To mark the occasion, Swaika also planted a Thika Palm tree on the KSG campus.

The new resource is intended to support greater understanding of India and the expanding India-Kenya partnership among Kenyan public officials and academics. The initiative comes as the two countries continue to develop cooperation across several sectors, with their contemporary ties covering areas including trade, investment, development assistance and people-to-people exchanges.

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Swaika also delivered a public lecture at the Kenya School of Government titled “Why India Matters for Kenya”, attended by more than 120 participants from government ministries, parastatals and county governments. During the lecture, he highlighted the shared history of the two countries’ anti-colonial struggles and their similar development aspirations, while explaining that India’s development cooperation with Kenya is guided by Kenyan priorities and focused on capacity building.

The envoy also discussed India’s “Make in India” programme and the role of digital public infrastructure in enabling development at scale. He pointed to cost-effective technological solutions as an area of relevance for Kenya and noted the contribution of growing Indian trade and investments to capital formation and employment. He also advocated stronger cooperation in capacity building, healthcare, education, agriculture, technology and maritime security.

The lecture was followed by an interactive question-and-answer session, during which participants discussed bilateral relations, India’s development experience and its engagement with Africa. The Indian mission said participants also offered suggestions for expanding practical cooperation. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, India-Kenya relations have developed into a broad partnership marked by high-level exchanges, growing trade and investment and extensive people-to-people ties, with India also providing development assistance to Kenya through loans and lines of credit.

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