mbita trade and investment with agoa countries

MBITA TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH AGOA COUNTRIESRaising Awareness of Kenya’s Opportunities

Kenya: What makes it compellingObservations and Reasons to Explore OpportunitiesTravel to Kenya: Our TourQuestions

Kenya: What made it compelling Continuing

exploration of opportunities

Obamamania Model the activity Kenya’s overall

diversity – geographic, social, economic, ethnic

West AfricaEducation, hospitality, trade

BrazilArts

NicaraguaEducation, health care

South AfricaEducation, trade

CubaArts, education

MexicoEducation

Prior Experience and Outcomes

Our Tour Luxury tour

Safaris Five star resorts Arts Golf Local cuisine

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Contact with experts and entrepreneurs in the following areas: Tourism Marketing Media Manufacturing Community services Education

Envisioning the Future: Obamamania!

Diversity

Wildlife Safaris Kenya’s National

Parks: Mt. Kenya, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Amboseli, TsavoWest

Five Star Hotels and Resorts Serena Safari

Lodges Mara, Amboseli,

Kilaguni Nairobi’s Norfolk Mombasa’s Serena

Beach

Observations: Opportunities Technology

Fibre optic cable to reach Kenya coast in a fortnight

Work done by communities it will benefit

Agriculture Distributorship

opportunities Improved trucking Cooperative markets

Community The most promising thing

we observed Thriving and focused on

education

Green energy Recycling Solar manufacturing,

training, installation and maintenance

Methane gas from animals for cooking

Small scale model for large scale in partnership with India

Education Institutions committed to

vocational training Two year college training

Observations: Challenges

• Workforce training and development• City migration• Employer development• Under-utilization of talent• Awareness of resources to address these issues

Opportunities to Visit AGOA 2009 Forum

Nairobi, August 3-7, 2009 Kenyatta International Conference Center

Secure ICT 2009 Conference Nairobi, September 8-9, 2009 Laico Regency Hotel Focus: Preparing for rapid technology change For more information: http://secureict.co.ke Email: ekahuthu@secureict.co.ke

Join us in September 2009! mahinda@catsafaris.com

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East Africa Community Republics of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of

Tanzania, Republic of Burundi and Republic of Rwanda

widening and deepening co-operation among the Partner States in, among others, political, economic and social fields for their mutual benefit

working towards the establishment of a Common Market by 2010

subsequently a Monetary Union by 2012 and ultimately a Political Federation of the East African States.