Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Nairobi
High CommissionKenya · High Commissioner: Dr. Adarsh Swaika
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In short
India’s high commission in Kenya records bilateral trade of $3.45bn, a reported community of 80,000, 17 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 75%. Led by Dr. Adarsh Swaika, high commissioner.
Total bilateral trade
$3.45bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Bilateral Brief — Kenya
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral Trade” section
“According to data from the Department of Commerce, Government of India, the value of trade in FY 2024-25 stood at US$ 3.452 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Overseas Indians
Medium confidence80,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Kenya"
“PIOs 60,000 + NRIs 20,000 = 80,000”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence17
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 27 April 2026)
“MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR COOPERATION IN EXCHANGE OF PRE-ARRIVAL INFORMATION FOR FACILITATION OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS CONTROL ON GOODS BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA — 27 April 2026”
Published: 27 April 2026 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
75%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Kenya”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 85 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to KenyaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$3.13bn
Bilateral Brief — Kenya
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral Trade” section
“Of this, the value of Indian exports to Kenya was US$ 3.134 billion while that of imports from Kenya to India was US$ 318.74 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from KenyaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$318.7m
Bilateral Brief — Kenya
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral Trade” section
“Of this, the value of Indian exports to Kenya was US$ 3.134 billion while that of imports from Kenya to India was US$ 318.74 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation$2.82bn
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Kenyapersons · as stated in the brief80,000
Bilateral Brief — Kenya
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community and Diaspora in Kenya:” section
“A vibrant community of persons of Indian origin, presently numbering around 80,000, including an estimated 20,000 Indian citizens, continues to play an important role in Kenyaʼs socio-economic fabric.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
MEA’s bilateral brief states the same figure.
Diplomacy
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief5
Bilateral Brief — Kenya
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Visit of President William Ruto” section
“Five MoUs/agreements were signed during the visit in the areas of Sports, Digital Solutions, Culture, Standards, and Education.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Kenya
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Recent Ministerial Visits from Kenya” section
“Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi visited India in March 2026 for the Raisina Dialogue, holding bilateral talks with the External Affairs Minister.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (17)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR COOPERATION IN EXCHANGE OF PRE-ARRIVAL INFORMATION FOR FACILITATION OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS CONTROL ON GOODS BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYAAid and Cooperation27 April 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA FOR UNDERTAKING A QUICK IMPACT PROJECT (QIP) FOR GIFTING OF CT SCAN MACHINE (GREEN PROJECT) TO THE KENYA DEFENCE FORCESAid and Cooperation23 January 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS AND THE KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDSBusiness and Trade05 December 2023
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA FOR THE YEAR 2023-24Cultural Relations and Sport05 December 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SHARING SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED AT POPULATION SCALE FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONScience and Technology05 December 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON COOPERATION IN SPORTSSports Development05 December 2023
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA ON COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation03 December 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA ON BILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND ALLIED SECTORAid and Cooperation11 January 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON VISA EXEMPTIONDiplomatic Relations11 July 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade11 July 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA ON VISA EXEMPTIONDiplomatic Relations11 July 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA TO ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF STANDARDIZATION AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTAid and Cooperation11 July 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONSAid and Cooperation05 December 2001
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL JOINT COMMISSION FOR POLITICAL,ECONOMIC,CULTURAL,SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATIONScience and Technology09 December 1999
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA FOR AIR SERVICES BETWEEN AND BEYOND THEIR RESPECTIVE TERRITORIESTransport04 June 1996
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYACultural Relations and Sport24 November 1981
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYABusiness and Trade24 February 1981
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 47 sections, 18,972 characters of extractable text. Sections include: BILATERAL BRIEF-KENYA · Historical overview · High Level Visits · Recent High Level Bilateral visits · Recent Ministerial Visits from India · Recent Ministerial Visits from Kenya.
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