The Delegation has the status of a diplomatic mission, officially representing the European Union in Kenya.  

They also host The Special Representative to the Horn of Africa, FPI regional office for Eastern & Southern Africa, the EIB and the Delegation to Somalia operational staff. 

The European Union and Kenya have a long-standing partnership – covering Political, Development, Economic and Security Cooperation. The European Union and its Member States, acting jointly as Team Europe, support the Government of Kenya through a Joint Cooperation Strategy, which jointly implements priorities and objectives identified by the Government of Kenya in its development blueprint Vision 2030, through the EU’s third Medium-Term Plan (MTP III) 2018-2022.