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Trade Kenya
2 years
A consignment of Kenyan exide batteries worth USD 77,000 were received today in Tema Port, Ghana in a historic ceremony that marks our 1st exports under the AfCFTA agreement. Congratulations Associated Battery Manufacturing EA Ltd! @AfCFTA @afcfta2 @afcftapolicyGH @AfcftaGhana
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Four young innovators have won government admiration for coming up with a ventilator. Samuel Ndegwa, Dr. J. Nderitu, Paul Kariuki and Peter Ndegwa will now work under @KIRDI to produce a prototype which meets global standards. @maina_betty @IndustryKE @DrFrancisOwino @KAM_kenya
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Are you a manufacturer of Personal Protective Equipment? Then present your samples before @KEBS_ke by Friday 3rd for clearance. @maina_betty . @rivatex_ltd @MSEA_Kenya @KAM_kenya @KEPSA_KENYA @KTNNewsKE @NTVnewsroom @IndustryKE @BrandKenya @citizentvkenya @MOH_Kenya
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This evening in Kigali, Ministers of Trade from Africa have approved the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) towards the signing on 21 Mar 2018 in Kigali,Rwanda by the Heads of States and Govt during Extra Ordinary Summit of the @_AfricanUnion
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CS Industry & Trade @maina_betty this afternoon witnessed unveiling of the first prototype ventilator made by @KAM_kenya automotive sector in response to Government call to manufacturers to join war against Covid-19 virus. @DrFrancisOwino @Kiptoock @MakeItKenya @wakiaga_phyllis
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Immediately after being sworn in, Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Entreprise Development @maina_betty committed herself to advance the President's National Agenda on Trade and Investment. @IndustryKE @StateHouseKenya @KAM_kenya @Kiptoock @NAssemblyKE @ForeignOfficeKE
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This evening MITI CS @HonMoses_Kuria held fruitful discussions with H.E. President Isaias Aferwoki of Eritrea on economic cooperation, infrastructural connectivity and the need for the rapid ratification of the Tripartite Free Trade Area to bring together SADC, EAC and COMESA.
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Celebrations galore as 1st consignment of frozen avocado from Kenya cleared in China after complying with all the market requirements. Thanks to all the great minds and hands that made this possible. We celebrate them !🥑🥑🥑🥑 @Kiptoock @PeterMunya @CEO_KEPROBA @KAM_kenya
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Kenya and Ghana became the first countries in Africa to submit legal instruments ratifying the Africa Continental Free Area Agreement this morning. @ForeignOfficeKE @AbabuNamwamba @KenTrade_G2B @Kiptoock @AmbMKamau @BD_Africa @_AfricanUnion @kenya_chamber @KBCChannel1 @KTNKenya
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All investors head to the first Kenya - EU Business Forum starting today at a Nairobi hotel, to discuss trade & investment opportunities in different sectors. Over 250 companies from all countries in the EU and another 250 Kenyan companies will participate over the next two days.
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‘I would like to see more of import substitution. We have glorified imported goods so much to the detriment of our own locally produced goods’: CS Industry @maina_betty @KAM_kenya @MSEA_Kenya @IndustryKE @DrFrancisOwino @KEPSA_KENYA @kenya_chamber @JuakaliSME @NTVnewsroom .
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CS Industry & Trade @maina_betty has challenged local manufacturers and SMEs to stand up to the occasion and produce ventilators, face masks and sanitizers to help fight Corona Virus. @MSEA_Kenya @KEPSA_KENYA @KAM_kenya @IndustryKE @MakeItKenya @rivatex_ltd @BidcoGroup @KEBS_ke
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Congratulations! You have made Kenya proud by coming top of the world by winning the 17th John Jackson Moot Court Competition: PS Trade @kiptoock lauds Strathmore University @wto @StateHouseKenya @strathu @Strathmorelaw @Harvard_Law @IIgrafranceschi @Harison_Otty @WilliamsRuto
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PS Trade @Kiptoock this morning chaired Inter-Agency Anti-Illicit trade stakeholders meeting at the Port of Mombasa in a relentless campaign against counterfeits. @Kiptoock @ForeignOfficeKE @KAM_kenya @KenInvest @Kenya_Ports @ntvkenya @AdanMohamedCS @KenInvest @KenTrade_G2B
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Happening now. Join us as we launch the Kenya National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy in Nairobi today through this link . Also to be unveiled is the AfCFTA National Implementation Committee by @IndustryKE and @Trade_Kenya CS Hon @maina_betty .
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The much awaited trade negotiations with the United States of America are finally underway today, with the 1st round of in-person discussions running through to Friday in Washington, DC. The Kenyan delegation is led by the Trade PS @AlfredKOmbudo . #🇰🇪IsOpenForBusiness
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@Trade_Kenya
Trade Kenya
4 years
Earlier this afternoon CS Industry @maina_betty toured Shona EPZ Limited, a garments firm which in response to national call has switched from manufacturing export apparel to Personal Protective Gear for frontline health workers fighters Covid-19 virus. @MOH_Kenya @epzakenya
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H.E President @WilliamsRuto and CS @HonMoses_Kuria today welcomed over 500 delegates from the EU to the #EUKenyaBusinessForum and pledged to create effective partnerships between Kenyan and European businesses for job creation and sustainable economic growth. @EuropeanKenya
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#AfricaEweek Five day e-Commerce Conference which kicks of in Nairobi today will advance economic diplomacy besides promoting Kenya as destination of choice for international conferences: PS Trade @Kiptoock @UNCTADKituyi @UNCTAD @AUTradeIndustry @Trade_EU @EUinKenya
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Today, outgoing PS Trade @Kiptoock accompanied H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta at the UK-Africa Investment Summit taking place in London, U.K. The Summit seeks more partnerships between UK and African countries to secure investment deals and create jobs through new partnerships.
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Covid-19 challenge has given us an opportunity to re-discover our innovativeness. We need to celebrate our innovators: CS Industry and Trade @maina_betty @NTVnewsroom @IndustryKE @DrFrancisOwino @KAM_kenya @MakeItKenya @JuakaliSME @MSEA_Kenya @PDUDelivery @StateHouseKenya
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Government actively seeking new markets for local products; farmers and traders urged to adopt value addition to make the products compete favourably with similar ones from the region - MoITED CAS @DavidOsiany @IndustryKE @maina_betty @MakeItKenya @MSEA_Kenya
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PS Industry @DrFrancisOwino this afternoon signed lending agreement with Mobius Motors. The motor company offered two all terrain vehicles to be used for logistic purposes by the National Emergency Response Team in war against Corona Virus. @MOH_Kenya @maina_betty @MobiusMotors
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Kenya National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy officially launched by CS @IndustryKE Hon @maina_betty in a colourful ceremony. This will enable Kenya tap into the over 2.5TUSD market of over 1.2B people spread across 54 African countries. @AfCFTA @ATPC2 @AfCFTA_Kenya @jumuiya
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TRADE CS REBECCA MIANO MEETS HON. MARY NG MINISTER FOR EXPORT PROMOTION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CANADA. This morning, CS @rebecca_miano held her first bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Trade Ministers meeting, currently underway in Osaka, Japan 1/4
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Kenya moved a notch higher in her war campaign against spread of Corona Virus when local manufacturers came up with medically approved Personal Protective Gears unveiled by CS Industry @maina_betty @MOH_Kenya @IndustryKE @WHOKenya @KAM_kenya @KEBS_ke @MakeItKenya @DrFrancisOwino
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Trade PS Dr. Chris Kiptoo has been honoured for leading the development and ultimate signing of Mombasa Port Community Charter when he was the Country Director for @TradeMarkEastA . Congratulations Dr. Kiptoo! @Kiptoock @Kenya_Ports @KenInvest @KenTrade_G2B @maina_betty @kncci
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"I will not ban mitumba but I'll make them less attractive by empowering our local textile industry to produce good quality clothes at a cheaper price and create more job opportunities to our people" Trade, Investments and Industry CS @HonMoses_Kuria during @citizentvkenya JKLive
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Kenya 🇰🇪 and United Kingdom 🇬🇧 this afternoon initialed Economic Partnership Agreement ahead of UK’s exit from the European Union 🇪🇺 @Trade_Kenya @maina_betty @BritsInKenya @DrFrancisOwino @tradegovuk @ForeignOfficeKE @FredMatiangi @JaneMarriottUK @StateHouseKenya @PDUDelivery
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Dedan Kimathi University of Technology @DeKUTkenya this afternoon presented a prototype mechanical ventilator before CS Industry and Trade. @maina_betty . @DrFrancisOwino @kirdi_kenya @kipikenya @KEBS_ke @IndustryKE @MakeItKenya @MOH_Kenya @SpokespersonGoK @KBCChannel1 @KAM_kenya
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Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization @maina_betty has appointed Dr Wilfred Nyakwanya Marube as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency for a period of three years. Congratulations! @Wmarube @BrandKenya @prskkenya @IndustryKE @jasbedikenya
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The Kenya UK Economic Partnership Agreement has come into force today as MoITED CS Hon @maina_betty and UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Kenya Theo Clarke, MP signed and exchanged the instruments of ratification signifying the conclusion of the requisite domestic processes.
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Addressing @MITIKenya staff in a meeting at @KSGKenya , CS @rebecca_miano pledged to adopt a consultative approach at all levels, and promised to make full use of staff experiences and expertise to actualize the Ministry's mandate for effective service delivery to Kenyans. 1/3
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Ms Betty Maina was this morning sworn in as the new Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Entreprise Development. Amb. Johnson Weru takes over as Principal Secretary for Trade. @maina_betty @StateHouseKenya @WilliamsRuto @IndustryKE @NAssemblyKE @kiptoock @SpokespersonGoK
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Incoming Cabinet Secretary for Trade @maina_betty officially took over from outgoing CS @PeterMunya . Ms Maina pledged to make Kenyan industries competitive in the regional market. @KAM_kenya @IndustryKE @KenInvest @kenya_chamber @StateHouseKenya @PDU @KIE_Kenya @NAssemblyKE
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CS Industry & Trade @maina_betty has published guidelines for Business operations during Covid-19 pandemic. Business owners are expected to put in place compliance mechanism. @IndustryKE @MSEA_Kenya @DrFrancisOwino @KAM_kenya @KEPSA_KENYA @kenya_chamber
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His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has named Dr Chris Kiptoo as the Principal Secretary for International Trade in his latest reorganization of the Government. We take this opportunity to congratulate him. @Kiptoock @KAM_kenya @TradeMarkEastA
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#KenyaTradeWeek2018 DP William Ruto: Manufacturing pillar in the Big 4 Agenda can not be said to have succeeded without noticeable increase in exports. @WilliamsRuto @IndustryKE @Kiptoock @InvestEAfrica @MakeItKenya @maina_betty @ngcc_ke @KenyaGovernors @KAM_kenya @PeterMunya
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#Amchambig4summit : TradeMark Director General in East Africa David Stanton hails Measures taken by EAC States to reduce cost of doing business in the region @maina_betty @USEmbassyKenya @TradeMarkEastA @Kiptoock @AdanMohamedCS @PeterMunya @SicilyKariuki @CS_Kiunjuri
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CS Industry &Trade @maina_betty intensified her quest for locally produced ventilators when she visited Kenyatta University engineering department to asses production of ventilators. @KenyattaUni @MOH_Kenya @EduMinKenya @ProfWainaina @Kiep254 @IndustryKE @PDUDelivery @KAM_kenya
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The AfCFTA National Implementation Committee comprising stakeholders from Private & Public Sectors, Development Partners, CSOs and Academia has officially been launched by CS Hon @maina_betty to spearhead the effective & coordinated implementation of the National AfCFTA Strategy.
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Government to roll out the much awaited national commodity exchange that will enable farmers sell their produce at real-time market prices thus cutting out middlemen - PS Trade Amb. Johnson Weru, chairing KOMEX Board meeting attended by PS Amb. Peter Kaberia & PS Ali Noor Ismail
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MoITED is happy to have hosted today's successful Kenya - Tanzania business forum themed "Promoting trade, tourism and investment between 🇰🇪 and 🇹🇿 within the East African Community Customs Union Framework". We look forward to strategic cooperation for enhanced economic growth.
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This afternoon PS @Kiptoock opened the United Kingdom - Kenya Partnerships for Prosperity business forum at Strathmore Business School, Nairobi. Kenya - UK relationship has been cordial and warm at both bilateral and multilateral levels. #KenyaUKrelations
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Kenya and People’s Republic of China today in Beijing signed a Sanitary and phytosanitary protocol on requirements for export of Stevia from Kenya to China. The signing of the protocol unlocks the way for Kenya’s Stevia (natural sweetener) exports to China. @PeterMunya @Kiptoock
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The first round of the in-person meeting of the Kenya - United States Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership talks ended successfully in Washington DC yesterday. More deliberations will be held in the coming months. #🇰🇪IsOpenForBusiness
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Canada's Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business & Economic Development, Mary Ng this evening virtually met Trade CS @HonMoses_Kuria and discussed matters of mutual cooperation, bilateral trade and investment opportunities in Kenya. #🇰🇪isOpenForBusiness
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PS Trade @Kiptoock is rooting for fewer Inspection and Regulatory Agencies to do physical verification at the Port of Mombasa and Border points in order to improve efficiency and accelerate clearance of goods. @jumuiya @KRACorporate @KEBS_ke @KEPHIS_KE @Kenya_Ports @KAM_kenya
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CS Industry and Trade @maina_betty has set up a Trade Practices and Advisory Centre for businessmen seeking information and, where consumers can call +254-110922066 to report on unfair trade practices in the advent of Covid19 virus. @CofekRebranded @CAK_Kenya @IndustryKE
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Trade CS @HonMoses_Kuria last evening virtually met with US Trade Representative @USTradeRep45 Amb. Katherine Tai and discussed opportunities to engage in the near future to expand bilateral trade with benefits in several areas including MSMEs, women and youth. @IndustryKE
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#coronaviruskenya CS Industry and Trade @maina_betty wants government officials to embrace technology in the course of their duty to minimize person to person encounters as means of curbing spread of corona virus. @PSYGKenya @IndustryKE @KEPSA_KENYA @ACAKenya @KAM_kenya
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This morning in Maseru CS @HonMoses_Kuria met with H.E Sam Matekane, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho and explored the unlimited opportunities to be opened up when Lesotho ratifies the Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement between EAC, SADC and COMESA in the coming weeks.
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CS @HonMoses_Kuria this morning officially launched “Showfa”- Kenya’s first non-commission based hailing cab, and promptly became it's first customer as he took a ride from the launch site to his next meeting! He lauded it for it's move to ensure cab drivers get a monthly salary.
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Universities in Africa should do more to produce Trade law experts smart enough to draft International Laws and Agreements, besides defending the continent in International trade disputes: PS Trade @Kiptoock @AUTradeIndustry @wto @Commonwealthedu @UNCTADTrade @TradeLawCentre
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PS Trade Amb. Johnson Weru wants field officers to regularly conduct product and industrial profiling of all export potential in each of the Counties from where they operate. @StateHouseKenya @MakeItKenya @maina_betty @DrMukhisaKituyi @DrFrancisOwino @KEPSA_KENYA @KenyaGovernors
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CS @HonMoses_Kuria this morning in Cairo, Egypt held a fruitful meeting with the management of the Pan African Multilateral Bank Afriexim Bank, and agreed on various areas that the Bank will partner with the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry. 1/2 #🇰🇪IsOpenForBusiness
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The AfCFTA Implementation Strategy seeks to boost Kenyan exports to the rest of Africa outside EAC & the COMESA Free Trade Agreement. It will also reinforce the Big 4 Agenda and Kenya's Industrial Transformation Agenda, & will set African nations on a recovery post Covid-19 path.
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The Department for International Development @DFID in partnership with McKinsey this afternoon made a presentation before CS Industry and Trade @maina_betty on Manufacturing Africa Programme which aims at unlocking £1.2Bn into manufacturing in Africa and creating 90,000 jobs.
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Industry CS @maina_betty said Kenya has the capacity to produce 60 million masks on short notice, freeing the country from wholly depending on imported PPEs. @MakeItKenya @KEBS_ke @KEBS_ke @MakeItKenya @KAM_kenya @JuaKaliSector
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The Management and Staff of the State Department forTrade Wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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The Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone is set to be operational by 1st July 2023, three years ahead of schedule, after a multi-agency meeting chaired by CS @HonMoses_Kuria and Mombasa County Governor Hon. Abdulswamad Nassir settled on workaround solutions. #🇰🇪isOpenForBusiness
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WTO Dir. Gen. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala today visited CS @HonMoses_Kuria to discuss the growing global digital trade, projected by WTO to increase by 8% in 2023. They agreed to find innovative ways to expand trade finance to SMEs and MSMEs, which make up over 90% of all businesses.
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Kenya takes pride for being the first sub-Saharan country to meet article 1 of WTO rules which require member states to publish vital trade information online @AdanMohamedCS @Kiptoock
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UNCTAD Secretary General Dr Mukhisa Kituyi is urging African Entrepreneurs to embrace electronic business platforms to market their products globally @KenTrade_G2B @kncci @Kiptoock @ElisanteOle @jumuiya @UNCTADKituyi @UNCTADinAfrica @KAM_kenya @TradeMarkEastA @KenyaGovernors
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CS Industry @maina_betty held discussions with the CEO of Family Bank, Rebecca Mbithi. The bank is keen on supporting MSMEs facing liquidity challenge to weather the storm in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. @FamilyBankKenya @MSEA_Kenya @KenyaBankers @IndustryKE @DrFrancisOwino
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Kenya is the 1st African Union Member State to ratify the AfCFTA, showing the importance the Kenyan Government places on trading in the Continent - Trade PS Amb. Johnson Weru addressing stakeholders in a Nairobi hotel @IndustryKE
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1st ever e-Commerce Conference in Africa whose theme is Empowering African Economies in Digital era takes off in Nairobi this morning @UNCTAD @Kiptoock @UNCTADKituyi @IndustryKE @MakeItKenya @KenInvest @KenTrade_G2B @TradeMarkEastA @AUTradeIndustry @jumuiya @ngcc_ke @KTNNewsKE
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Entrepreneurial skills, spirit and culture needs to be developed throughout school system, with the aim of invoking creative genius in students and thus converting them from job seekers to entrepreneurs. @Kiptoock @kipmurkomen @Kipngetichjk @maina_betty @wakiaga_phyllis
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PS Trade Dr. Chris Kiptoo has been appointed to chair Inter-Agency Anti-Illicit Trade executive forum. CEO KAM will be the Vice chairperson while Executive Director for Anti-Counterfeit Agency will be the Secretary. Congratulations! @Kiptoock @ExportsKenya @KAM_kenya @ACAKenya
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Direct flights to the US would save travellers 7 hours of flight, reduce freight charges of goods by 50 percent and guarantee perishables timely arrival in overseas markets. @Kiptoock @ExportsKenya @KAM_kenya @InvestEAfrica @AdanMohamedCS
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#KomeshaCorona @ToyotaKenya joined the list of local innovators who have developed a bridge mechanical ventilator to assist patients with respiratory failure in war against Covid-19 pandemic @maina_betty @DrFrancisOwino @MOH_Kenya @Yamaha_Kenya @PDUDelivery @MakeItKenya
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@Trade_Kenya
Trade Kenya
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Six Principal Secretaries flanked by CEO’s this morning took lead in an afforestation exercise at Kibiko forest in Ngong. 2000 trees were planted. @DrFrancisOwino @Nancykarigithu @Environment_Ke @KeForestService @EduMinKenya @KenInvestMD @Kiptoock @maina_betty @StateHouseKenya
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Current war against counterfeits is not aimed at ‘fixing ‘ a particular business entity, but an enforcement of fair trade practice to protect manufacturers. @wakiaga_phyllis @Wanyamamusiambo @Kiptoock @AdanMohamedCS @maina_betty @KAM_kenya @ACAKenya @KRACorporate @KEPSA_KENYA
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@Trade_Kenya
Trade Kenya
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CS @HonMoses_Kuria this morning joined H.E. President @WilliamsRuto for the ground breaking ceremony of Taifa Gas Special Economic Zone Limited in Mombasa County, an initiative that will see households benefit from cheaper and cleaner energy for domestic use. #🇰🇪IsOpenForBusiness
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Trade Kenya
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Kenyan tea flagged off in Oct 2022 by President @WilliamsRuto under the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative is an instant favourite in Ghana! 🇰🇪 High Commissioner to Ghana H.E Amb Eliphas Barine yesterday joined top KTDA officials at Kokroko Chief's Palace Park, Accra in sampling it.
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The Council of Governors yesterday met with CS @HonMoses_Kuria and agreed on several implementation measures to establish County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPS) in the 47 Counties, to spur economic transformation and growth at the grassroots level. #🇰🇪IsOpenForBusiness
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Principal Secretary for State Departmeny for Trade , @Kiptoock today signed the Mombasa Port Community Charter (MPCC) as a commitment of the Department in ensuring there is efficiency and facilitation of trade in the Mombasa Port Corridor. @UKenyatta @PeterMunya @kmakenya
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Arrangements to host the 19TH EAC Jua Kali Nguvu Kazi exhibition in Eldoret are now complete. Industry CS @PeterMunya said the event will provide market links to about 1500 MSME's exhibiting. @GvnMandago @UGC_TheChampion @Kiptoock @KenyaGovernors @ngcc_ke @jumuiya @koech_sk
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Trade Kenya
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Kenya exported to the USA goods valued at USD 661 million in 2018, up from USD 588 million in 2017. This ranks USA among top three export destinations in the world. @AmChamKE @USAIDKenya @USEmbassyKenya @ForeignOfficeKE @USAmbKenya @SusieKitchens @kenya_chamber @usafrica_biz
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Trade Kenya
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CS Industry & Trade @maina_betty has assured Kenyans that the Government will negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the USA which will protect Kenya’s commercial and economic interests. @IndustryKE @ForeignOfficeKE @usafrica_biz @kenya_chamber @DrFrancisOwino @NTVnewsroom
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Curtains fall on the 2nd Edition of the Kenya Trade Week and Expo. #KenyaTradeWeek2018 It was the most successful expo event the region has witnessed in recent times. @Kiptoock @britchamken @InvestEAfrica @TradeMarkEastA @ExportsKenya @MakeItKenya @UKenyatta @WilliamsRuto
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Trade Kenya
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Joined Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi & British High Commissioner Jane Marriott on a tour of Flamingo Horticulture Farm in Timau, Meru County. The firm is the largest UK-owned grower & exporter of flowers & veges in Kenya employing 7,700 people directly @IndustryKE @maina_betty
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Trade Kenya
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CS Trade & Industry @maina_betty this afternoon held a virtual meeting with @USAIDKenya with a view of deepening Trade and Investment relations as Kenya ponders on path to recovery of SMEs and export market in post Covid-19 period. @ExportsKenya @DrFrancisOwino @ForeignOfficeKE
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Trade Kenya
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Soon to be established Kenya Commodities Exchange (KOMEX) is Africa’s first integrated Commodities spot and derivatives platform @Kiptoock @ntvkenya @KTNKenya @citizentvkenya @KBCChannel1 @k24 @BD_Africa
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Trade Kenya
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Kenya-China trade negotiations bear fruit as China agrees to lower tariffs on avocados from punitive 30 percent to 7 percent: Trade PS @Kiptoock @XHNews @ChineseEmbKenya @IndustryKE @MakeItKenya @BrandKenya @kenyaflower @KBCChannel1 @NTVnewsroom @KTNNewsKE
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Kenya is set to host the first @UNCTAD regional eCommerce week jointly organised by the African Union, the @EU_Commission and UNCTAD from 10th - 14th December 2018 under the theme "Empowering African Economies in the digital era" @Kiptoock @PeterMunya @UNCTADKituyi @AfricanUnion
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@Trade_Kenya
Trade Kenya
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PS Trade Dr Kiptoo this morning conducted an induction seminar for 11 newly appointed ambassadors on foreign policy, negotiations and economic diplomacy @Kiptoock @Diplomacy254 @KAM_kenya @kncci @AbabuNamwamba @KBCChannel1 @ntvkenya @BD_Africa
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Trade Kenya
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Hon. Moses Kuria was today officially sworn in as Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Investments and Industry. Congratulations Waziri. @IndustryKE @MakeItKenya @MSEA_Kenya @KenInvest @KEBS_ke @NMC_254 @KETRATrade @komex_kenya @EAPC_PLC @kirdi_kenya @kipikenya @DPublicComms @KAM_Kenya
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Trade Kenya
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Today in Geneva, Switzerland, PS @Kiptoock paid a courtesy call to the @UNCTAD Secretary General @UNCTADKituyi . They discussed the forthcoming World Investment Forum to be held in Geneva this year & 1st ECommerce week for Africa in Nairobi from 10-14 December 2018 among others.
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary Amb. Monica Juma is calling for team spirit to drive Kenyas Foreign and diplomatic Agenda @Kiptoock @ForeignOfficeKE @KTNKenya @ntvkenya @AbabuNamwamba @KenyaGovernors
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Trade Kenya
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CS Trade and Industry @maina_betty this morning toured Alpharama tannery in Athi River where she witnessed processing of raw skin into finished leather. @IndustryKE @KBCChannel1 @DrFrancisOwino @citizentvkenya @ntvkenya @KTNNewsKE @MakeItKenya
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Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed: About 40% of goods imported in Kenya are counterfeits. To stop this vice, such goods will be destroyed at the point of entry. @AdanMohamedCS @Kenya_Ports @ACAKenya @Kiptoock @KAM_kenya @AmbMKamau @KenInvest @kenya_chamber @ntvkenya @KRACare
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Kenya among six countries selected to pilot the 'AfCFTA Initiative on Guided Trade' aimed at fasttracking implementation of the continental trade pact, and has already identified local businesses, companies and potential exportable products in readiness for cross border trade.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta wants American companies to assist local SME’s build their capacities. This would fill gaps in the supply chain, besides creating employment for the Kenyan youth. @USAmbKenya @StateHouseKenya @Kiptoock @PeterMunya @AmChamKE @USAIDKenya @IndustryKE
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