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Monday 09:00 - 19:00 Tuesday 09:00 - 19:00 Wednesday 09:00 - 19:00 Thursday 09:00 - 19:00 Friday 09:00 - 19:00 Saturday 09:00 - 19:00 Sunday 09:00 - 19:00

China Trade Week, 1501 & 1509 JBC5, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (2026)

12/08/2026

𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Kenya is emerging as one of East Africa’s most resilient and fast-growing economies, with GDP growth projected around 5% in 2026, driven by services, construction, agriculture, and a rapidly expanding digital ecosystem. Rising investment in transport, energy, digital infrastructure, and e‑mobility is reshaping the market and opening new opportunities across multiple sectors.

The Kenya Business Intelligence Report 2026 is designed to help you navigate this landscape with confidence. It provides:
• Detailed analysis of key sectors: technology, energy, construction, agriculture, hospitality, and electric mobility.
• Data-driven market insights, including sector growth trends, demand drivers, and regulatory developments.
• Strategic opportunity mapping for market entry, expansion, and partnership building.
• Practical intelligence on investor appetite, infrastructure projects, and emerging innovation hubs.

Whether you are an investor, exporter, service provider, or local business looking to scale, this report gives you the clarity needed to make informed decisions and capture high-growth opportunities in Kenya’s evolving economy.

DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT: https://miegroups.com/research-reports/kenya-business-intelligence-report-2026

12/08/2026

𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗬𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝟭𝟭𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Three days. One trade floor. The business of China and Africa in motion.

𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MICDE)
Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry - State Department for Industry
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum - State Department for Energy

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦
• 8,500+ trade visitors
• 100+ speakers
• 10+ countries participated
• 1,000+ B2B meetings
• 25+ international and local media, with international telecast

𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗥
From the official opening ceremony to the Gala Dinner, three days moved fast, local and international exhibitors showcasing products across every hall, an outdoor showcase running working solar systems, trucks, the auto show and live energy and grid technology, and strategic MoU signings between Chinese and Kenyan partners alongside the International Trade Council.
Deals closed. Partnerships signed. Markets opened.

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘
12 – 14 May 2027
The Bomas International Convention Centre (BICC), Nairobi, Kenya
Website: ctwkenya.com

See you in Nairobi.

26/07/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟯 - 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝟭𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗
The final day at KICC, in motion, and the strongest close the platform could have asked for.

Day 3 opened with the ABS and Megawatt Conference on Power, Energy & Water. Ronald Kemboi, Head of Marketing at the Special Economic Zones Authority, delivered the keynote on unlocking investment through Kenya's SEZs, reframing the conversation from selling into Kenya to manufacturing from it, across sectors spanning steel, EV manufacturing, agro-processing, data centres and more.

What followed traced the infrastructure that makes trade actually flow: sessions on making cross-border payments seamless, the Africa–China payment corridor, Edge-AI infrastructure, and a panel on sustainable construction and the future of Africa's built environment. Hela Storytellas Edition Six closed the programme with a conversation on building the 21st-century company.

On the exhibition floor, closing day ran at full capacity. Buyers who had spent three days comparing suppliers came back to commit, quotations requested, factory visits scheduled, distributorship terms agreed, and technical specifications signed off at the stand.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘-𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧
• 8,500+ visitors and delegates
• 1,000+ B2B meetings across the three days
• 100+ exhibitors and 100+ industry speakers
• 40+ conference sessions
• Delegations from Kenya, China, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda
• USD 30M+ in business opportunities generated

The exhibition closes. The pipeline does not. Exhibitors leave Nairobi with qualified enquiries and follow-ups that will be concluded over the coming weeks.

To every exhibitor, buyer, speaker and delegate who made the 11th edition work, thank you.

China Trade Week Kenya | Megawatt Kenya | Africa Technology Show | Africa Build Show Kenya

24/07/2026

𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦, 𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗠𝗦, 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟯'𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗬𝗔
Day 3 of the AFTS, CTW, MegaWatt Africa and ABS Kenya ran a sequence of presentations that, taken together, addressed a single question: what infrastructure has to exist before international trade with Kenya becomes routine rather than exceptional.

𝗞𝗘𝗬𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Unlocking Investment Opportunities through Kenya's Special Economic Zones
Ronald Kemboi, Head of Marketing, Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA), Kenya

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Making Cross-Border Payments Seamless
Joseph Mwangi, Co-founder, Autopay

Trade agreements and exhibition handshakes mean little if settlement takes weeks. This session addressed the friction in moving money across African borders, and the systems being built to remove it.

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Wapi Pay to China
Kelly Kiiru, PM & QA Lead, Wapi Pay
Kenny Benedict Safari, Product Growth Manager, Wapi Pay

A direct look at the Africa–China payment corridor — the route that underpins every distributorship and supply agreement signed at this exhibition. Wapi Pay's team walked through what it takes to make settlement between Kenyan buyers and Chinese manufacturers fast, compliant and predictable.

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
The Role of AI & Education Technology in Driving Innovation in Africa
Bonaventure Ogeto, Software Engineer and Founder, Mctaba Labs

The longer-term input: how AI and education technology are building the technical capacity that Kenya's manufacturing and digital ambitions ultimately depend on.

24/07/2026

𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦. 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟯𝟬 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡. 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦.
Closing day at KICC did what closing days should do: it converted three days of conversations into commitments.

𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬
The matchmaking lounges ran without a break. Buyers who spent the first two days comparing suppliers came back to negotiate, quotations requested, distributorship terms discussed, factory visits scheduled, and technical specifications signed off at the stand.

Across three days the platform delivered 1,000+ B2B meetings and an estimated USD 30 million in business opportunities created.

𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟, 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗠
Kenyan distributors, contractors, procurement managers and utility engineers met manufacturers and solution providers from China and across the region.

Delegations from Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda worked the floor alongside them, extending conversations beyond a single market into East African distribution.

Sectors driving the closing day: solar and renewable energy, power generation and distribution, energy storage and batteries, water and wastewater technologies, industrial electrical equipment, construction materials and manufacturing equipment.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧
The exhibition closes, the pipeline does not. Today exhibitors will leave Nairobi with qualified enquiries, scheduled follow-ups and partnerships that will be finalized over the coming weeks.

Thank you to every exhibitor, buyer, speaker and delegate who made the 11th edition work.

China Trade Week Kenya | Megawatt Kenya | Africa Technology Show | Africa Build Show Kenya
22–24 July 2026 | Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi

24/07/2026

𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟲 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦. 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬.
450+ B2B meetings conducted. 250 qualified buyers engaged. Delegations from Kenya, China, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, all in one hall at KICC.

That's what the first two days produced. Today is the last chance to be part of it.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗨𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚
Solar and renewable energy. Power generation and distribution. Battery and energy storage systems. Water and wastewater treatment. Industrial electrical equipment and components. Construction materials and infrastructure products. Manufacturing equipment.

Exhibitors have already fielded requests for distributorships, technical demonstrations, factory visits and quotations — with negotiations continuing after the show closes.

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬
200+ exhibitors from 20 countries, 88 of them from China, want deals closed before they fly home. Technical teams are free, no queues. Pricing conversations get real. And most exhibitors would rather sell their samples than ship them back.

If you're sourcing, distributing, contracting or building anything in Kenya, this is free access to 200+ suppliers under one roof.

𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬
Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi
24 July. Free registration. One badge opens all four shows.

China Trade Week Kenya | Megawatt Kenya | Africa Technology Show | Africa Build Show Kenya

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24/07/2026

𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗘𝟰𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦
Day 2 of the Africa Technology Show was delivered in partnership with the E4Impact Foundation, turning the platform over to Africa's founders and the capital that backs them.

𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗦
Saviour Agortimevor, Ghana Country Manager, E4Impact Foundation, opened the day on E4Impact's mission to grow African entrepreneurs and drive sustainable solutions to the continent's key challenges.

𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔'𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗦
Moderated by Janet Owusu Darko, Development Practitioner, Trade Advisor and Business Coach, E4Impact Foundation, Ghana, exploring startup scalability and innovation opportunities across the continent.

𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔'𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗦, 𝗘𝟰𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗢 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘
Keynotes from Jerry Kwaku Afenyo Denou, Founder and CEO, ByteAfrica Technologies, and Florence Delali Ahorlu, Senior Product Manager, Dobande Technologies, presenting the ventures ready for investment now.

𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘
Business Models That Win in African Markets. What African Investors Actually Want in 2026. Corporate–Startup Collaboration Models Driving Africa's Digital Economy. Capital Without Borders on unlocking diaspora investment.

From MOU to Market on partnerships that actually deliver. Closing keynote on E4Impact's vision for African entrepreneurship through 2035.

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬
The ABS and Megawatt Conference on Power, Energy & Water, the sustainable construction panel, and Hela Storytellas Edition Six, with 200+ exhibitors on the floor across all four shows.

If you missed the first two days, this is your last opportunity. Free registration, one badge, all four shows.

24 July 2026 | Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi

https://reg.meetby.net/visitor-registration-ctwkenya-2026?utm_source=hq&utm_medium=social

24/07/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦, 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗘𝟰𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Day 2 turned the platform over to Africa's founders and the capital that backs them. Millions in trade discussed across the floor and 200+ B2B sessions held, while the conference worked through the practical mechanics of building and funding ventures on the continent.

Opening remarks from Saviour Agortimevor, Ghana Country Manager, E4Impact Foundation.

Building Scalable Tech Ventures for Africa's Next Billion Users, with Joram Mwinamo (SNDBX), Victor Elorm Morgah (Melvic Technologies), Stephen Sarpong Kyei (LeatherOnCall) and Florence Delali Ahorlu (Dobande Technologies).

Business Models That Win in African Markets, Herbert Thuo and Michelle Wanja Gatama, Ansa Africa.

What African Investors Actually Want in 2026, with Mme. Mercy Kimalat (ASSEK), Valentine Tenge (Investors for Climate) and Florent Nduwayenzu (ClimateHack Nairobi).

Corporate–Startup Collaboration Models Driving Africa's Digital Economy, Samuel Oppong Owusu, E4Impact Foundation.

Africa's Most Investable Startups: E4Impact Portfolio Showcase, Jerry Kwaku Afenyo Denou (ByteAfrica Technologies) and Florence Delali Ahorlu.

Capital Without Borders: Unlocking Diaspora Investment, with Jerry Kwaku Afenyo Denou, Stephen Sarpong Kyei, Kate Onsati (Athari Africa) and Hope Adoli (Mizormor Limited).

From MOU to Market: Corporate–Startup Partnerships That Actually Deliver, Andrews Akoto-Addo (Shared Value Africa) and Bernard Kiragu (Shared Value Kenya).

The Decade Ahead: E4Impact's Vision for African Entrepreneurship, 2026–2035, closing keynote by David Cheboryot, East Africa Manager, E4Impact Foundation.

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬
If you missed the first two days, this is your last opportunity. Free registration, one badge, all four shows.

24 July 2026 | Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi
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24/07/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦, 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗦, 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗥
Day 2 delivered on every front. Millions in trade value discussed across the floor and 200+ B2B sessions held, buyers and suppliers seated together, specifications on the table, terms being negotiated.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧
Africa Technology Show, multiple conference tracks running through the day, powered by the E4Impact Foundation: scalable tech ventures, what African investors actually want in 2026, the startup portfolio showcase and diaspora investment.

Megawatt Africa Kenya, energy and electrical equipment exhibitors with solutions across power generation, transformers, switchgear, energy storage and renewables, supported by dedicated B2B matchmaking.

China Trade Week Kenya, manufacturers, trading companies and solution providers across electronics, consumer goods, industrial equipment and daily necessities.

Africa Build Show Kenya, construction sector equipment, building materials, interiors and construction technology for East Africa's infrastructure pipeline.

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬
Day 3 brings the ABS and Megawatt Conference on Power, Energy & Water, the sustainable construction panel, and Hela Storytellas Edition Six, with the full exhibition floor open across all four shows.

If you missed the first two days, this is your last opportunity. Registration is free and one badge opens everything.

China Trade Week Kenya | Megawatt Kenya | Africa Technology Show | Africa Build Show Kenya

Final day 24 July 2026 | Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi

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23/07/2026

𝗠𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗗: 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛
At China Trade Week Kenya 2026, co-located with the Africa Technology Show, Africa Build Show Kenya and MEGAWATT Africa Kenya, we were proud to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between our partner International Trade Council and the Organization of Africa Youth.

The agreement was signed by Robert Ogwoka, Chairperson, International Trade Council Kenya, and Derick Akubia, Executive Secretary, International Trade Council Centre for Africa, together with Michael Owino, Coordinator, Organization of Africa Youth.

The MoU expresses the goodwill and intention of both parties to work together across the areas below, establishing a non-binding framework within which specific activities and projects may subsequently be developed and agreed in writing.

𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
• Education, training and capacity building
• Trade facilitation and Africa Trade Connect
• Cross-promotion of events and conferences
• Joint research and knowledge sharing
• Membership and network collaboration
• Other areas of mutual interest

Both parties will also collaborate on resource mobilization and long-term projects spanning trade, employment, skills development and business advocacy across Africa.

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦
Africa's demographic advantage only becomes an economic one when young people have routes into trade, skills and enterprise. This agreement puts structure behind that, connecting youth networks to trade facilitation infrastructure that already operates at scale.

Through CTW Kenya, we continue to provide a platform where global connections are established, partnerships are strengthened, and impactful opportunities are created to support Africa's growing trade and investment ecosystem.

China Trade Week Kenya | Africa Technology Show | Africa Build Show Kenya | MEGAWATT Africa Kenya
22–24 July 2026 | Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi

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