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Relationship dossier

Kenya Spain

Relationship assessment

Kenya and Spain maintain cooperative ties, including political consultations and Spanish development cooperation in Kenya.

Kenya toward Spain

+20

The Kenyan government has engaged Spain through bilateral political consultations and cooperation arrangements, including a memorandum concluded during President William Ruto’s 2023 visit to Spain.

Spain toward Kenya

+25

The Spanish government has engaged Kenya through bilateral political consultations and development cooperation supporting work in Kenya.

Overall relationship

+25

Political consultations and development cooperation give the relationship a sustained cooperative basis. The known ties do not establish the breadth or intensity of a close strategic partnership.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Kenya and Spain maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including government-level engagement and Spanish development cooperation in Kenya. Their cooperation is supported by political-consultation arrangements, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral initiatives are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.

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