5 February 2010 the Norwegian Ambassador to Kenya, Elisabeth Jacobsen, spoke at the closing cocktail for the SIU-NOMA Masters Programme at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), a joint initiative by the Oslo School of Architecture in Norway and five East African universities.

On the 25th of January Norwegian artist Marianne Heske launched her art project “Tête à-tête” in the Gunpowder Tower at Fort Jesus, Mombasa. The Norwegian Ambassador to Kenya, Ms Elisabeth Jacobsen, spoke at the reception, which was held at Fort Jesus.

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.

22 October 2009 was dedicated to civil society organisations from all over Kenya as Ambassador Elisabeth Jacobsen was guest of honour at the media launch of the unveiling of Amkeni Wakenya an the launch of the Quick Response Fund.