The report highlights the current Kenyan cultural policy environment and the various measures that the government has undertaken in the last four years to provide enabling atmosphere for the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. The report also highlights some of the programmes and activities implementation by various government and non-state actors including cultural actors and civil society organizations in the promotion of culture and creative industries in Kenya. The report further focuses on policy measures and activities relevant to key priority areas of the convention such as policies and measures related to provision of enabling environment for enjoyment of culture as a basic fundamental human right, policies related to creation, production and distribution of cultural goods and services, integration of culture in development, awareness raising and international cooperation.

The report highlights the cultural policies and measures undertaken in the last four years. Key among the policies is COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT ACT 2019. The amendment was undertaken to address the issues of artistic freedom as well as the 1980 status of artists' recommendation. The Amendment Act introduces the definition of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and, inter alia, excludes liability for copyright infringement on the part of ISPs in certain circumstances. Notably, the Amendment Act introduces section 35B and 35D in the Main Act. The former envisages a copyright take-down procedure with an ISP, and the latter enables an aggrieved person to apply for an injunction with the High Court in Kenya against a person facilitating the infringement of copyright.

The policy also has made provisions for incentives to allow the artists to derive monetary benefit from their works. Incentives including provision for the artists resale rights and new provisions covering collective management organizations who collect royalties for artists.

The establishment of the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund was a major milestone in the establishment of a Culture Fund, which will go along way in addressing financial challenges facing artists and cultural practitioners. The endowment fund is dedicated to support the identification, nurturing and development of talent in sports and arts; Facilitating of training and capacity building programmes for persons involved in sports and recreation, creative arts, artistic production, contemporary and cultural practitioners; support for the promotion and development of artistic production of contemporary or cultural goods and services; Facilitation for the marketing and promotion of artistic productions and contemporary or cultural goods and services; Support linkages with domestic, regional and international markets for sports, artistic productions and contemporary or cultural goods and services and facilitation for exhibition and promotion of contemporary or cultural artistic production of goods and services for national identity and pride.

The government has introduced a new Competence Based Education system that recognizes the need to identity talents in children and help mentor and nurture them to the fullest possible extend. The National Curriculum Policy and the Basic Education Curriculum Framework both recognize that learners are differently endowed; they have different abilities and interest. It is for that reason that the mission of the basic education curriculum reforms is 'nurturing every learner's potential'

The school system has been structured to facilitate learners to pursue their own interests and fulfill their potential in line with the curriculum reforms' mission of 'nurturing every learner's potential'. There are three pathways open to students: Arts and Sports, Social Sciences and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics pathways. It is in Arts and Sports pathway that the policy makers have anchored development of creative and cultural industries. The Arts and Sports Science pathway provides opportunities for self-realization and expression as well as individual development and fulfillment. Under the Policy and Basic Curriculum Framework, it is envisaged that 15% of learners in senior school will take up this pathway.

The report further highlights the critical role, which the Culture Bill will play in promoting the cultural and creative sector. The Culture bill provides a framework for guiding national cultural development. The bill seeks to promote all forms of national and cultural expressions through literature, the arts, traditional expressions, science, communication, information, mass media, publications, libraries and other forms of cultural heritage and sets out compensation for communities on use of their culture and cultural heritage.

Involvement of civil society organization in the implementation of UNESCO 2005 Convention is very critical. As such the report further highlights the various measures implemented by civil society organizations (CSOs) over the last four years.