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In a historic first visit to Kenya, His Excellency Dr. Alex Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, today led a high-level Finnish delegation to the Kenya-Finland Business Forum held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi. The event marked the first inaugural state visit by a Finnish President to Kenya, underscoring the deepening economic and diplomatic relations between the two nations.
The Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Mr. Abubakar Hassan, joined government leaders, investors and the business community at the first Murang’a Investment Conference, hosted at Thika Greens Golf Resort by Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata. The event was officially opened by His Excellency President William Ruto and marked a key milestone in Kenya’s strategy to transform counties into industrial and investment hubs.
The Government of Kenya has formally appealed to the United Republic of Tanzania to rescind newly imposed tax and licensing measures that Nairobi says are discriminatory and risk derailing the progress made under the East African Community (EAC) integration framework.
Nairobi, July 19, 2025 – The Principal Secretary for the State Department for Investment Promotion, Mr. Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, CBS, on Friday reaffirmed Kenya’s strategic positioning as an investment gateway to Africa during the 5th India-Africa Entrepreneurship and Investment Summit held at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi.
The California–Africa Climate and Economic Partnership – Kenya Forum opened today in Nairobi, launching a two-day high-level exchange aimed at accelerating climate-smart economic growth between Kenya and the U.S. state of California. The inaugural day brought together senior government leaders, private sector executives and innovators from both sides to turn shared environmental ambitions into concrete investments.
President William Ruto today chaired a high-level roundtable with Kenya’s private sector leaders in Nairobi, reaffirming the government’s commitment to accelerate economic reforms and foster growth through institutionalized public-private dialogue.
Kenya marked the launch of Kifaru Exim today, a state-of-the-art facility developed by local investors to provide Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with world-class infrastructure and fiscal incentives to scale into export markets.
The facility, located within Tatu City Special Economic Zone (SEZ), sits on 1.26 hectares of land and consists of Grade A warehouses and office spaces designed to support SMEs with integrated infrastructure, streamlined logistics and simplified administrative processes.
The Unlocking Finance and Investments for Institutional Clean Cooking Forum convened policymakers, investors and development partners today in Nairobi to accelerate the shift towards sustainable and inclusive clean cooking solutions across Kenya’s institutions.
The State Department for Investment Promotion, in partnership with the World Bank and major pension sector players, today convened a high-level dialogue on the establishment of the Green Investment Fund (GIF). The meeting, chaired by Principal Secretary Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, brought together key institutional investors including the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Pension Fund and the Public Service Superannuation Fund (PSSF).
The Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) through the State Department for Investment Promotion (SDIP) today launched the inaugural County Competitiveness Index (CCI) Report in Nairobi — a data-driven tool designed to benchmark the investment readiness of Kenya’s 47 counties and guide county-level policy and investment decisions. The event, led by Cabinet Secretary Hon.