Media, Communications and Public Relations Tenders in Kenya — KBC, Government Advertising, State PR Contracts, County Communications (2026)

Let's start with a number that might surprise you.

The Kenyan government — across national ministries, state corporations, constitutional commissions, and 47 county governments — spends an estimated KES 8–12 billion annually on media buying, advertising, public relations, content production, and communications services.

That's billions in: newspaper ads, radio spots, TV commercials, social media management, PR campaigns, documentary production, event management, billboard creative, public education campaigns, government publications, and more.

Who gets it? Mostly the same 15–20 large agencies that know how to navigate the procurement system. Hundreds of qualified creative SMEs, boutique PR firms, content studios, and digital agencies never even see the tenders — because they're buried in IFMIS, announced on a ministry website that nobody checks, or circulated in print-only formats.

TenderAI changes that. But first, you need to know what's out there.

The Government Advertising Agency (formerly known as the Government Information Services) is the primary channel through which national government advertising is placed in media.