▁Development ▁co operation ▁Even ▁though ▁both ▁countries ▁had ▁t ies ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁deeper ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁agreement ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁bil ater al ▁agreement ▁between ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁Italy , ▁it ▁covered ▁co operation ▁in ▁the ▁technical , ▁economic ▁and ▁development . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 5 - 2 0 1 0 ▁Ken ya ▁has ▁received ▁K ES . ▁ 1 6 . 7 ▁billion ▁( E UR . ▁ 1 6 0 ▁million ) ▁as ▁development ▁assistance ▁from ▁Italy ▁and ▁K ES . ▁ 5 . 2 ▁billion ▁( E UR . ▁ 5 0 ▁million ) ▁in ▁soft ▁lo ans . ▁ ▁Key ▁areas ▁for ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁Italian ▁co operation ▁are : ▁Health ▁ ▁Water ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁and ▁Environment ▁Urban ▁Development ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁students ▁went ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁Italy , ▁the ▁number ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁increase . ▁There ' s ▁an ▁Italian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Culture ▁in ▁N airo bi , ▁Ken ya . ▁ ▁San ▁Marco ▁Project ▁The ▁project ▁is ▁an ▁initi ative ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁government ▁to ▁increase ▁space ▁expl oration . ▁In ▁Ken ya ▁both ▁countries ▁have ▁co oper ated ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Bro g lio ▁Space ▁Centre ▁in ▁Mal indi , ▁Kil ifi ▁County . ▁The ▁Space ▁Centre ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁relations ▁In ▁ 1