Google launches Gemini Pro Plan in Kenya to Give Students AI Tools

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Google has launched its Gemini Pro Plan in Kenya to give university and college students access to 12 months of complimentary access to it’s most advanced artificial intelligence tools, Google Gemini Pro Plan (Google AI Pro), to foster digital transformation and foster AI literacy.

Registrations for the free offer closes on December 9, 2025.

Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy in Kenya, Hon. William Kabogo said: “This initiative by Google is a pivotal step that aligns perfectly with Kenya’s strategic vision, as outlined in the Kenya AI Strategy 2025-2030, to harness the transformative power of AI for sustainable development, economic growth, and the well-being of our citizens.”

Kabogo believes the AI tools will equip the next generation with foundational AI skills needed to thrive in the classroom and prepare for the future workforce.

Through the Gemini Pro Plan, students will gain access to Gemini 2.5 Pro, a powerful AI model designed to act as a personal tutor and academic companion. Key features include unlimited photo uploads to scan lecture notes or textbook exercises for instant explanations, exam preparation tools that convert study materials into custom practice questions and flashcards, Deep Research for generating comprehensive reports with citations, and Veo 3.1 Fast for creating dynamic videos with sound from text and images.

Students will also benefit from NotebookLM – Google’s AI-powered research and writing assistant that helps users summarize, analyze and organize information from uploaded sources like documents, videos and websites –  and 2TB of Google Drive storage, enabling guided learning, study guides, and interactive quizzes. The initiative equips the next generation with foundational AI skills, preparing them to thrive both in the classroom and in the future workforce.

By bridging the AI skills gap and embedding AI literacy into higher education, the Gemini Pro Plan demonstrates the power of Public-Private Partnerships in advancing talent development and innovation.

In addition to the Gemini Pro Plan, Google is offering a free training course, “AI for Higher Education,” through the Gemini Academy. Open to both students and lecturers, the 90-minute course certifies participants on the ethical and effective use of AI in learning, with graduates receiving an official Google Gemini Certificate. Applications can be made via this link: www.rb.gy/cjvce7. The redemption window for the free student offer runs from October 7 to December 9, 2025, and students can sign up through dedicated channels at https://gemini.google/students/

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Sam Wakoba
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Sam Wakoba is a pan-African technology journalist, author, entrepreneur, technology business mentor, judge, educationalist, and a sought-after speaker and panelist across Africa’s innovation ecosystem. He is the convenor of the popular monthly #TechNight evening event and the #StartupEast Awards and Conference, platforms that bring together startup founders, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, content creators, and tech professionals from across the continent. For more than 16 years, Sam has reported on and analysed Africa’s technology landscape, covering some of the continent’s most impactful, and at times controversial policies, programs, investors, co-founders, startups, and corporations. His work is known for its independence, depth, and fairness, with a singular goal of helping build and strengthen Africa’s nascent technology ecosystem. Beyond journalism, Sam is a business analyst and consultant, working with brands, universities, corporates, SMEs, and startups across East Africa, as well as international companies entering the East African market or scaling across Africa. In his free time, he volunteers as a consulting editor and fintech analyst at Business Tech Kenya, a business, technology, and data firm that publishes reports, reviews, and insights on business and technology trends in Kenya. Follow him on X: @SamWakoba