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The Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Abubakar Hassan Abubakar and Principal Secretary for Cooperatives, Patrick Kilemi, today concluded the second day of their official visit to Lamu, where they toured ginneries and held engagements with farmers and cooperatives. The visit sought to boost the cotton-to-clothing value chain, encourage investment and strengthen cooperatives as key drivers of economic growth in the county.
The government has pledged new investments and cooperative support for residents of Witu, Lamu County, during a high-level visit by the Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Abubakar Hassan Abubakar and Principal Secretary for Cooperatives, Patrick Kilemi.
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 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.
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.
The European Union Funded Business Climate Enhancement Sub- Objective 3 program of Business Environment and Export Enhancement Programme (BEEEP), under the State Department for Investment Promotion (SDIP) launched a week-long workshop from Monday July 21, 2025, for the private sector stakeholders to seek input on improving Kenya’s business environment.
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 Department of Business Reforms and Transformation (DBRT) on Thursday July 17, 2025 convened a stakeholder’s consultative meeting on the development of a communication strategy and revamp of the State Department for Investment Promotion (SDIP) Website.