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Tatu City Expands AI Program to Empower Young Learners

By Odipo RiagaOctober 19, 20262 min read

Tatu City Expands AI Program to Empower Young Learners

Tatu City has graduated 100 Grade 7 and 8 learners from its AI program, marking a fivefold expansion of the initiative. The latest cohort joins the inaugural group of 20 graduates from October 2025, bringing the total to 120 young participants. This growth shows the city’s commitment to preparing local children for a technology driven future. The program aims to reach one thousand learners across the community over the coming years. You will see the impact of this expansion as more children gain digital confidence in the future.

The 100 graduates attend Tatu Primary School, a public institution within Tatu City serving children from the neighbouring BTL and Ruturo communities. During the AI program they built digital literacy skills, explored AI assisted learning, and gained practical exposure to emerging technologies. At the graduation ceremony students presented projects that demonstrated how they applied the knowledge gained during the sessions.

Linda Nyaseda, Chief Operating Officer for Kenya at Tatu City, emphasized that the AI program equips young people to become active participants in a technology driven future. Technology is changing how we live and work, and we want the communities around Tatu City to be participants in that future, not spectators. Growing this program from 20 learners last year to 100 this year demonstrates what is possible when we give young people early access to digital skills and the confidence to use technology creatively.

The AI program operates under the Tatu Reach community initiative and is delivered with support from Food Advice, Power Learn Project, Qhala, NGEDA and CCI Global. It was launched in 2025 to bridge the digital divide by giving public school learners practical access to technology education. The expansion coincides with Tatu City’s rise as East Africa’s data centre hub, attracting major digital infrastructure investment and creating demand for specialised technology skills.

Beyond the AI program the city has invested in a free vocational training institute that has served more than six hundred community members since 2023. A school feeding effort has delivered over two million nutritious meals to learners while a rugby initiative provides coaching, mentorship and life skills to young people. Wellington College International Kenya is set to open in September 2028 with Gareth Parker Jones appointed as Founding Master arriving in September 2027.

The AI program represents a growing pipeline that connects local talent with the expanding technology ecosystem anchored by new data centres and international schools. As more learners acquire digital fluency the community stands to benefit from higher skilled employment opportunities and a stronger local economy. Continued collaboration among partners will ensure the initiative scales sustainably toward the goal of one thousand graduates in the coming years.

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