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Google pledges $10m to support Kenya’s economic recovery

Uhuru Kenyatta and Sundar Pichai.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, during the Corporate Council on Africa event on digital transformation to drive economic growth in Africa. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  The EastAfrican

Google on Wednesday committed $10 million (Ksh1.1 billion) to support economic recovery in Kenya, which has been battered by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“To continue to support the economic recovery in Kenya, we are committing an additional $10 million to go towards loans for small businesses, support for tech startups, and grants for underserved communities,” said Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and Alphabet.

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