The Mission was established in 1994. Vienna is a busy Mission. Much of it’s work emanates from the United Nations. The Mission provides opportunities for Kenya to project and promote itself positively in bilateral and multilateral issues and contributes towards the attainment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strategic objectives and Vision 2030.

The Mission is formally accredited to the Republic of Austria, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Ukraine. At multilateral level, it handles matters from the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna:

United Nations Office At Vienna (UNOV)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Preparatory Commission to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SE4ALL)
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
Organization for International Economic Relations (OiER)
Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC)
Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
Kenya’s Foreign Policy is anchored on five interlinked pillars of diplomacy. These include the peace, economic, environment, diaspora and cultural pillars. The foreign policy objectives include protecting Kenya’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, advancing the economic prosperity of Kenya and her people, projecting Kenya’s image and prestige, promoting international cooperation and multilateralism, promoting and protecting the interests of Kenyans abroad and enhancing partnership with the Kenyan and African diaspora and their descendants.