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Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation

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 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.

Del Monte Kenya has unveiled a $4 million Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) processing facility and an 800-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) plant valued at $5 million, marking a major step toward expanding value-added agricultural exports and strengthening clean energy adoption in Kenya.

The facilities were commissioned during a ceremony attended by the Principal Secretary, State Department for Investment Promotion, Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, alongside representatives from Invest Kenya and renewable energy partner Berkeley Energy Corporate Solutions.

The State Department for Investment Promotion participated in the U.S.–Kenya Trade and Investment Roundtable held at the Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group Headquarters in Nairobi, bringing together senior government officials, development finance leaders and private sector representatives to strengthen bilateral trade and investment cooperation.

Kenya and Malaysia held the Malaysia–Kenya High Level Business Forum in Nairobi, where leaders from both countries committed to deepening bilateral cooperation through new investments, technology partnerships and strengthened trade relations. The forum, attended by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim, the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz and Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Mr.

Kenya has officially launched the Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO) 2026, a flagship investment forum expected to mobilise more than Sh260 billion ($2 billion) in new investment commitments as the country steps up efforts to position itself as a regional investment hub.

The government has contracted Britam as the general partner to the Multi-Million Green Investment Fund (GIF) expected to spur green investment in Kenya. Britam has formed a consortium with Wangara Green ventures of Ghana to mobilize more resources for the GIF.

 GIFs blend public and private financing resources for climate mitigation, biodiversity, and sustainable development initiatives aligned with Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) principles.

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