- Tatu City's After-School AI Program graduated its second and third cohorts, bringing the total number of graduates to 120 since the initiative launched in October 2025
- The program expanded fivefold this year, reaching 100 learners from Tatu Primary School drawn from the BTL and Ruturo communities
- Tatu City plans to scale the initiative to 1,000 young learners as the city grows into a major data and tech infrastructure hub in East Africa
One hundred Grade 7 and 8 students from a public primary school in Kiambu County have completed a structured artificial intelligence training programme run by Tatu City, marking a significant leap forward for a community education initiative that started with just 20 pupils less than a year ago.
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The learners, all drawn from Tatu Primary School, which serves children from the neighbouring BTL and Ruturo communities, formed the second and third cohorts of Tatu City's After-School Artificial Intelligence Program.
Together with the first cohort that graduated in October 2025, the programme has now produced 120 trained young people.
How the AI Programme Works
Delivered through Tatu Reach, the urban development company's community and ESG platform, the programme introduces students to foundational digital literacy, AI-assisted learning tools and practical technology skills.
At the graduation ceremony, learners presented hands-on projects that illustrated what they had built over the course of the programme.
The curriculum is shaped and delivered in partnership with several organisations, including Food Advice, Power Learn Project, Qhala, NGEDA and CCI Global, each contributing expertise across instruction, mentorship, content design and equipment.
Linda Nyaseda, Chief Operating Officer for Kenya at Tatu City, said the growth of the programme reflected a deliberate commitment to ensuring surrounding communities share in the economic benefits of the city's expansion.
"Technology is changing how we live and work, and we want the communities around Tatu City to be participants in that future, not spectators," Nyaseda said. "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."
Broader Education Push at Tatu City
The AI programme is one part of a wider set of education and skills investments under the Tatu Reach platform. Since 2023, the Tatu Training Institute has offered free vocational skills training to more than 600 community members.
A school feeding initiative has supplied over two million meals to primary school pupils, and Tatu Rugby combines sports coaching with life-skills mentorship for local youth.
Looking further ahead, the educational ecosystem at Tatu City is set to expand with the opening of Wellington College International Kenya in September 2028, under Founding Master Gareth Parker-Jones.
The company says the AI programme directly supports its ambitions as a data centre and digital infrastructure hub in East Africa, with a long-term target of reaching 1,000 young learners through the initiative.
Source: TUKO.co.ke