AUI Global Signs MoU with Konza Technopolis to Advance AI Leadership in Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya – February 26, 2026 

AUI Global, a pan-African executive education provider specializing in artificial intelligence programs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) to deliver AI workshops and executive certification programs to the board and staff of Kenya’s flagship smart city. Companies operating within the Technopolis will also be able to register their teams in AUI Global’s certification programs. 

“Partnering with Konza Technopolis allows AUI Global to deepen our roots in the Silicon Savannah,” said Deborah Bartlett, Executive Lead at AUI Global. “Together, we will accelerate AI adoption and literacy in Kenya, ensuring that Kenya's leaders are certified in AI to responsibly integrate AI to transform Kenyan businesses and society." 

Through the MoU, AUI Global will deliver executive workshops and ISO 17024-certified programs tailored to both board members and staff. The programs are designed to build foundational and strategic AI understanding, enable leadership and governance teams to guide AI adoption, and align implementation with smart city and digital ecosystems. 

For AUI Global, the MoU represents an important step in its expansion in East Africa and signals growing recognition of its executive AI training model among leading institutions in the region. 

For Konza Technopolis, this partnership reaffirms its commitment to integrate AI to accelerate innovation and investments in a globally competitive digital economy. 

“By teaming up with AUI Global, we are supporting Kenyan companies to achieve and maintain AI dominance; a move that aptly captures the inspiration behind our vision to be a global Technopolis spurring Kenya’s future through innovations and growing the Knowledge economy,” explained John Paul Okwiri, CEO of Konza Technopolis Development Authority. 

With this first Kenyan agreement, AUI Global continues to build pan-African partnerships that connect industry, leadership, and future-ready talent. 

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About AUI Global 

AUI Global is the pan-African executive education initiative of Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI), Morocco. It delivers non-credit certifications, executive programs, customized workshops and strategy sessions, designed to help organizations adopt, integrate, and scale AI with confidence and clarity. 

AUI Global programs are ISO 17024-certified and blend global best practices with regional use cases, delivered through flexible formats to give managers and leaders practical, future-ready skills tailored to their roles and industries. 

More information: www.auiglobal.africa 

About Konza Technopolis 

Konza Technopolis is a flagship Smart City project under Kenya’s Vision 2030, the country’s long-term development blueprint aimed at transforming Kenya into a newly industrializing, middle-income economy. Also known as, Africa’s Silicon Savannah, Konza is a 5,000-acre, master-planned city designed to drive economic growth through science, technology, innovation, and knowledge-based industries. 

Strategically located 60 kilometres southeast of Nairobi, the city is being developed as a leading Science Park and Area of Innovation with world-class infrastructure and a focus on sustainability and digital transformation where people can live, work and play. Konza Technopolis is envisioned to contribute at least 2% to Kenya’s national GDP, positioning the country as a premier technology and innovation hub on the continent. 

The Smart City is managed by the Konza Technopolis Development 

More information: konza.go.ke