This archive report was first published on 4 July 2021.
Kenya is gearing up to showcase its products and attract new investors at the Expo Dubai 2020, a six-month global innovation fair that was rescheduled to start on October 1, 2021, and run until March 31, 2022.
The event was postponed by a year due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease.
Kenya's participation in the expo is aimed at expanding its export market and attracting new investors, according to Austin Macheso, the Kenya Pavilion Director for Expo Dubai 2020.
"We have initiated what we call pro-expo programs where we have already approached the main players within the Gulf Cooperation Council region for us to start discussing and engaging collaborations such as forums to plan how we can engage more," Macheso said.
The expo will provide a platform for East Africa's richest to introduce new products, including textiles and honey, which will be showcased in the much-hyped World Expo Dubai 2020.
Kenya aims to recruit over 5,000 exporters, including SMEs, to exhibit during the six-month expo, according to organisers.
