The Kenya Kwanza Government promised to Mandate the film fund to facilitate access to modern equipment and entire film production infrastructure available for local film makers on a hire and lease basis.
In December 2022, the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Youth Affairs reiterated the Kenya Kwanza Government’s promise to establish the film fund.
Parliament is in the process of enacting the Creative Economy Support Bill, 2024, which establishes a “Creatives Fund” from which persons in the creative industry can access grants based on a criteria to be established through regulations once the Bill is enacted. The Bill is currently being considered by the National Assembly after being passed by Senate in August 2025.
