COMESA Investment Forum at KIICO 2026 Drives Push for Integrated Regional Market and Investment Growth
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 the State Department for Investment Promotion Mr. Abubakar Hassan Abubakar today joined key stakeholders at the second edition of the European Union-Kenya Business Forum, held at the Emara Ole-Sereni Hotel in Nairobi. Thehigh level event themed "Digitalizing Trade," brought together public and private sector leaders from Kenya and the European Union to explore new opportunities for sustainable investment and trade in the digital age.
The Principal Secretary for the State Department for Investment Promotion (SDIP), Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment in working closely with the private sector to improve Kenya’s investment climate. He called for streamlined collaboration and a unified approach in engaging with the State Department.
The Government has embarked on the implementation of a 10 year Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) Project funded by the World Bank at a cost of close to Ksh.19.5 billion (USD 150 Million). Implementation of the KJET Project is being coordinated by both the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development
The Principal Secretary for the State Department for Investment Promotion (SDIP), Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment in working closely with the private sector to improve Kenya’s investment climate. He called for streamlined collaboration and a unified approach in engaging with the State Department.
The Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) says the country is currently engaged in discussions over 244 investment deals valued at Ksh. 6.760 trillion (approximately USD 52 billion). Of these, 35 projects are being implemented under the Africa Green Industrialization Initiative (AGII), highlighting Kenya’s commitment to sustainable and green industrial development.