Shaukat Abdulrazak,PhD,EBS

The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) announces the successful launch of the Climate Camera (ClimCam) payload, destined for the International Space Station (ISS). The liftoff took place today, Saturday, 11 April 2026, at 1:41 p.m. East African Time aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

@Profshaukat, Kenya's Principal Secretary for Science, Research, and Innovation, cites two main challenges that hamper development of successful research and innovation in the country: ✍🏻 Inadequate, often unreliable, financing. This is in spite of governments across the continent committing to dedicate a budgetary allocation to research each year. ✍🏻 Fragmentation in research (scientists working in silos, a lack of collaboration and synergy that leads to a divided front). The newly developed Kenya’s Research Financing and Capacity Strengthening Master Plan appreciates these challenges and draws out a plan to overcome them. #STEM #Research @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates @nacosti @mkarembu

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The Kenya 🇰🇪 Government extending helping hand to different communities around the country affected by shortage of food due to #drought. A very satisfying moment when I distributed food stuff to Vidziani communities near #Mariakani. Back to the village - #Easter well spent 🙏🏽 we continue to pray and hope for good rains for farmers to have good harvest #Bumperharvest #foodsecurity #Foodstuff #Relieffood @sri_kenya @ScienceRI_Kenya @nacosti @KENIAupdates @nrfkenya

Today attending Principal Secretaries monthly meeting chaired by Hon. @koske_felix - HOPS. We were able to take stock on achievements and undertakings since the last meeting. I had an opportunity to make a presentation on matters related to Science, Research, Technology and Innovation. Very constructive discussion with all colleagues on how we should reorganize and reorientate innovation and research ecosystem for greater impact - breaking silos and building clusters and synergies, Innovation 2 Commecilization, enhance funding to 2% of GDP, linking industry with Academy, linking STI with all pillars of #BETA plan. We are on trajectory to - Singapore way @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates @sri_kenya @OfficePCS_KE

Honoured to join CS @kipmurkomen during the AI Hackathon awards ceremony @niru_kenya. Congratulations to all winners. Today was clear indication that we are thinking outside the box- looking at innovative ways addressing societal issues including - safety and security for socioeconomic impact. What is remaining now is to upscale innovation towards commercialization through adequate funding. @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates We must continue to use home grown innovation to address challenges of our society. Our youth 🇰🇪 have talents and are co-pilots on the trajectory to Singapore Way under HE President Dr @WilliamsRuto. Well done DG Noordin Haji for your transformative leadership. @sri_kenya @MusaliaMudavadi #NIRUAiHackathon

Held constructive discussion with CEO @MSuzman during the margins of @gatesfoundation Partners Convening Meeting, Nairobi 🇰🇪 focused on Foundation support in Kenya and beyond and how the Government is providing enabling environment for further support in including Healthcare, food security, AI etc. Also gave my reflection how we are supporting innovations during session - “showcase of select locally led innovations across sectors and how they are driving impact and scale, followed by a facilitated discussion on how government views and supports innovation” @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates @sri_kenya @OfficePCS_KE @MusaliaMudavadi @SingoeiAKorir @ISC

It is a great honour to deliver a Keynote address during 4th @EAC Regional Science Technology and Innovation (STI) conference, opened by Minister of ICT and Innovation @MusoniPaula 🇷🇼 @easteco1 on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its role in strengthening the STI ecosystem. Using AI we must move from technology consumers to technology producer; from low-skill economies to knowledge innovative lead economies; from fragmented systems to integrated regional ecosystems @jumuiya AI is a force multiplier - It accelerates research and discovery, enhances innovation and commercialization, improves policy and decision-making, strengthens national competitiveness. “If AI is the engine — human capital is the fuel” - We must build and sharpen our manpower skills, create our data and run the agenda and produce more thinkers. “The future will belong to those who combine human intelligence with AI to transform their societies.” The ecosystem must be adequately funded with atleast 1% of GDP @WilliamsRuto @MusaliaMudavadi @_AfricanUnion @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates @sri_kenya @ScienceRI_Kenya @niru_kenya @GIZAfricanUnion @AECID_es @SciforAfrica @DFID_UK @NEPAD_Agency #AI4EAC @UNESCO

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮’𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝖯𝗋𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗃𝗈𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗞. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗶 (𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗽𝗸𝗼𝘀𝗴𝗲𝘆 (𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆) 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖽𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗎𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺’𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗂𝖼 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝖲𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖳𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗸𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗸 (𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗯. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲 (𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆, 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴), 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝖼𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍: 𝖲𝖳𝖨 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗇 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒. 𝖶𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝖼𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝖿𝗍𝗌: • 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗌 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖽𝗂𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗆𝖺𝖼𝗒: 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖵𝖢, 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖻𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗒, 𝗁𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅, 𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 • 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 — 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖺𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝖨 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗄, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗀𝗅𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗅𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝖺𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝖺, 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺 • 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖣𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖯𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝖼 𝖨𝗇𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾, 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍-𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖶𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗒𝖺’𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗂𝗇 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗯 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲—𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖺, 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗎𝗍𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍-𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾—𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝖺𝗌 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌. 𝖭𝖾𝗑𝗍 𝖲𝗍𝖾𝗉𝗌: 𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗑𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇—𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗃𝗈𝖻𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗎𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖨𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾. @SingoeiAKorir @Profshaukat @SpaceAgencyKE @ICTAuthorityKE @ForeignOfficeKE @FSAKenya

DAY 3 of the 19th Ambassadors’ Conference on discussions centred on “Science, Technology and Innovation. ” “This is the time of innovation. We must move decisively from research for knowledge to research for impact. Transformation happens when knowledge, capital, policy, and enterprise come together.” Principal Secretary, Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, EBS - State Department for Science, Research and Innovation Kenya is poised to power a dynamic tech ecosystem driving innovation across health, agriculture, food security, national security, creativity, and manufacturing with over 10,000 kms of digital fibre backbone. #AmbassadorsConfKE2026

The 19th Ambassadors’ Conference open doors yesterday with forward looking message from the President - we must believe is possible and believe in ourselves on a trajectory to first world class status. Building on H.E Dr. @WilliamsRuto, “Innovation, technology and enterprise are the drivers of Kenya’s transformation.” Privileged today to continue on that thread - That message must now guide not only our domestic policy, but also our diplomacy. We are living through a defining geopolitical moment—one where Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) is no longer peripheral, but central to national power and global influence. The architecture of power is shifting. Influence today is increasingly determined by who develops technology, who controls data, and who converts knowledge into economic and strategic advantage. AI, biotech, digital infrastr, and space technologies are reshaping how nations compete and collaborate. For 🇰🇪 , the question is not whether we participate—but whether we do so deliberately, strategically, and at scale. #STI must now anchor both our domestic transformation agenda and our foreign policy engagements. While 🇰🇪 has built strong foundations, we are not yet converting research into industries, enterprises, and jobs at the scale required. This is the gap we must urgently close. We must shift from research for knowledge to research for impact. This means strengthening technology transfer, scaling innovation financing, deepening industry–academia collaboration, and supporting startups to grow into globally competitive enterprises and @ScienceRI_Kenya @sri_kenya is doing exactly that. Our diplomatic missions must also evolve. The embassy of the future is not just a center of representation—it is a platform for innovation. We must actively mobilize our diaspora, secure strategic partnerships, attract technology investments, and connect Kenya to global knowledge ecosystems @SingoeiAKorir @pthigo Public-private partnerships will be critical. Government provides direction, academia provides knowledge, and the private sector brings capital and scale. When aligned, these forces can unlock transformative growth. At the heart of this transformation is human capital. We must invest in skills for the future, while strengthening technical and vocational training to support industry needs. The #BETA provides a clear framework. But it is #STI that will drive impact across agriculture, MSMEs, healthcare, housing, and the digital economy. Without STI, progress will be incremental. With it, progress can be exponential. Kenya has the vision, talent, partnerships. What we must now do is align these strengths, act with urgency, and execute with discipline under leadership of @WilliamsRuto @MusaliaMudavadi The future will not belong to the largest nations—but to the most innovative. @Diaspora_KE @ScienceRI_Kenya @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAUpdates @ForeignOfficeKE @SpaceAgencyKE @ICTAuthorityKE #Sciencediplomacy

📢Starting tomorrow, policymakers, innovators, academia, and industry leaders will gather in #Kigali for 3⃣days for the much-anticipated 4th EAC Regional STI Conference to chart the region’s digital future and explore opportunities for responsible AI adoption and regional collaboration. 🗣️To kick off #day1 plenary sessions, there will be a #keynote presentation on applications of #AI in strengthening the #STI ecosystem by Kenya's Principal Secretary, State Department for Science, Research and Innovation, Prof. @Profshaukat 🔗Be part of this regional dialogue to harness AI for a resilient, inclusive & innovative #EastAfrica: tinyurl.com/ai4eacvirtual #AI4EAC @easteco1 @iucea_info @jumuiya

Our youth are co-pilots on the trajectory to 🇰🇪 1st World Status (Singapore Journey) we need to listen, mentor and support them. Today the leadership of Kilifi Innovation hub #IsaacMwabonje @KilifiCountyGov @kilifi_youth visited me and shared thier aspirations on #innovations seeking further support from my office and to reach out to the county government. They know what they want, have the zeal and commitment- we must support them to realize thier dreams and make meaningful contributions to our society. I assured them of our continued support. @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates @ScienceRI_Kenya @sri_kenya @KEPSA_KENYA @gatesfoundation @UN4Youth

This week I received Kenyan delegation after two weeks Seminar on Advancing Green Development under the Belt and Road Initiative in 🇨🇳 They returned back with ideas to contribute into socioeconomic transformation of 🇰🇪 including areas of bio-economy. I received thier report with satisfaction that it was time worthile spending. Congratulations. @PU_Kilifi @DaystarUni @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates @sri_kenya @ScienceRI_Kenya

Yesterday was honored to accompany H.E Dr. @MusaliaMudavadi , Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign and Diaspora affairs during the closing ceremony of #ICoNE2026 @nuclearkenya @OECD_NEA. The PCS spoke of Kenya commitment towards nuclear power programme in its energy mix and support from @IAEANE @iaeaorg @IAEATC including using Milestone approach; and other partners is paramount - #Nuclear energy is a game changer towards economic and industrial transformation to first world class status. Africa is rising and we can only move forward together to catch up with the rest. @nacosti @KENIAupdates @nrfkenya @sri_kenya @ScienceRI_Kenya @OfficePCS_KE @ANLAssociation @afconeorg @knrakenya @_AfricanUnion

It was an honor to represent H.E Dr. @MusaliaMudavadi - Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign and Diaspora affairs at Africa Asia Middle East Chamber of Commerce @aamecc_ CEO conclave and investors forum 4th edition, Nairobi 🇰🇪 - Leaders were connecting and shaping deals and influencing destination. The event of the day resonates with Kenya’s broader Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda #BETA economic priorities and regional positioning. It provides a high-level platform for strategic policy-business engagement aimed at fostering investment, trade and economic diplomacy. Strong partnerships between government and the private sector is also critical for sustainable growth, with chambers of commerce and business platforms providing practical bridges between policy and enterprise. In his speech, the PCS assured the forum that the Government is firmly committed to innovation and policy reforms that enable a stable, predictable and investor-friendly environment. Encouraged Business leaders to work closely with the government to unlock new investment opportunities for supporting economic growth and social transformation. Linking industry with academia for socioeconomic transformation. @OfficePCS_KE @ScienceRI_Kenya @nacosti @KEPSA_KENYA @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates