Twaweza partner Shujaaz FM has been awarded the prestigious International Digital Emmy Award in Cannes, France on April 1, 2012. Well Told Story’s Shujaaz won in the Children and Young People’s Category, bringing home Kenya’s first Emmy. Twaweza has partnered with Shujaaz since its inception in February 2010, and was among the first to invest in this bold, risky venture. In an email Rob Burnet, director of Well Told Stories, kindly acknowledges Twaweza's role noting that "[the award] is a testimony to your vision, backing uswhen we were nothing but a concept and some pretty ambitious promises."
Ushirikiano wa Serikali Zilizo Wazi (Open Government Partnership-OGP) ulizinduliwa rasmi jijini New York, 20 Septemba 2011 na Rais Barack Obama. Wawakilishi toka nchi 40 walihudhuria uzinduzi wa OGP, wakiwamo Rais Jakaya Kikwete wa Tanzania, Rais Zuma wa Afrika Kusini, na mawaziri toka Kenya. Kutoka Afrika ni nchi sita tu zilikidhi vigezo vya msingi kujiunga na ushirikiano huu, kati ya hizo, tano zilijiunga na sasa zinaandaa mikakatiya kitaifa ya utekelezaji wa kanuni za Ushirikiano huo.