Nairobi hosted the first-ever Global Data Festival alongside the third Kenya Space Expo and Conference,

Kenya just hosted a major international gathering on this front: Nairobi hosted the first-ever Global Data Festival on African soil alongside the third Kenya Space Expo and Conference, June 2–5, 2026, co-organised by KNBS, the Kenya Space Agency, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, bringing together more than 1,000 delegates from over 60 countries. Discussions covered Kenya's space situational awareness capacity, referencing the December 2025 space debris incident in Makueni, and explored positioning Kenya as an astro-tourism destination