+254-(0)721 322 443 (emergency cases only, NO VISA INFORMATION)
Fax
+254 20 426 21 29
Postal address
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, P.O. Box 30180, 00100 Nairobi, Kenia
Street
Ludwig Krapf House, Riverside Drive 113, Nairobi Important notice: There are no parking facilities at the Embassy for customers of the consulate and visa section.
Opening hours
Business hours: Monday to Friday: 8 am to 12 pm Monday to Thursday: 1:30 pm to 3 pm Admission by appointment only . Kindly book your appointment for visa/consular issues here For any other appointment, please use the contact form List of holidays in 2019
Administrative / consular district
The Head of Mission is also accredited as Ambassador to the Seychelles, Somalia and as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and to the United Nations Human Settlements Program UN-HABITAT, based in Nairobi. The Mission supports the Embassies Asmara and Bujumbura in legal and consular matters.
Accessibility Information The Embassy supports citizens with disabilities and makes every effort to ensure access to its staff within the framework of the structural conditions. This is best achieved if we are informed of your visit in advance. The consulate counter room and a side entrance to the embassy have access ramps. Unfortunately, there are no disabled toilets in the embassy building. If you have any questions about accessibility or need assistance, please contact us.
Annett Günther, Ambassador
Germany and Kenya enjoy a long tradition of close bilateral relations. Together we will continue to strengthen our ties to help Kenya and Kenyans to fully achieve their potential.
Annett Günther, Ambassador
From July 6 – 7, 2020, Germany‘s international broadcaster will host the 13th Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, which is preceded by the Fellowship Day on July 5. More than 2,000 media professionals and influencers from over 120 countries join the Global Media Forum each year, making it “The place made for minds”, where they get to network, connect, learn and exchange ideas about the future of media. The theme of the newest edition of the conference will be “Pluralism. Populism. Journalism”.
G L O B A L M E D I A F O R U M 2 0 2 0 Pluralism. Populism. Journalism There have never been more opportunities for free expression than there are now in the digital age. But the downside to all that is that digital information can also open the floodgates to all manner of abuse. Half-truths, rumors and false claims circulate on the net, reinforced by algorithms and agents of so-called “artificial intelligence” — such as social bots. Populists and demagogues take advantage of this in a bid to influence public opinion. The Global Media Forum 2020 will discuss all these prospects and examine what contributions the inevitable digitalization of media and news will have on safeguarding the values of pluralism around the world.
F E L L O W S H I P P R O G R A M Additional day focuses on fellows Like each year, our fellowship program will welcome up to 200 participants to join the Global Media Forum. Funded by the Federal Foreign Office, this initiative targets media professionals, academics, NGO representatives and other influencers from developing and transition countries, paying for all costs associated with travel and accommodation as well as a full conference pass. In addition to attending the two-day conference, the fellowship program will also include access to a half-day capacity building event which will be held on July 5, 2020. On this day, fellows will be offered workshops and trainings in areas such as data journalism, fundraising, and many more. Online registration for visitors and journalists is possible from 01 March 2020, pre-registration is possible from now on.
S C H O L A R S H I P P R O G R A M M E Travel and participation costs are to be borne by the participant. The Federal Foreign Office will again make funds available within the framework of a scholarship programme for participation in the travel expenses and the costs of participation. Are you an aspiring journalist, blogger, online activist, change maker or influencer, innovator? Are you interested in participating in the Global Media Forum 2020 in Bonn? ... then apply for a scholarship via the German Embassy Nairobi!
Fill out the contact form below if you are interested in participating. We will then send you an email requesting your curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation and previous work. The closing date for entries is Monday, 16 December 2019.
