On September 22, President William Ruto joined over 150 American companies at the Kenya Investment Forum in New York, hosted by the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) in partnership with the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). Held on the sidelines of UNGA@80, the Forum highlighted Kenya’s growing role as a hub for trade, finance, and innovation in Africa.
In his address, President Ruto underscored that “Kenya is open and ready for business”. He highlighted the country’s stable macroeconomic fundamentals, skilled workforce, reliable green energy, and investor-friendly reforms. Positioned as the natural gateway to East and Central Africa—and, through AfCFTA, to a continental market of 1.4 billion people—Kenya already hosts more than 150 American firms and U.S.-backed projects in clean energy and technology.
To deepen Kenya–U.S. partnerships, the President extended an invitation to American investors to attend the Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO) in March 2026. The event will provide a platform to translate shared priorities into bold ventures that create jobs, unlock value, and drive sustainable growth.
As part of the Forum, KenInvest convened a high-level panel on “Financing Ecosystem of Investment Opportunities in Kenya”, featuring KCB Group, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (USDFC), KEPSA, and Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP). Panelists discussed how to strengthen Kenya’s investment pipeline and highlighted the enabling business climate driving capital flows, value addition, industrialization, and sustainable manufacturing.
On the sidelines of the Forum, KenInvest’s CEO held strategic meetings with Zipline—a logistics company deploying drone technology to deliver medicines to remote communities—and Del Monte, which is expanding its agribusiness and manufacturing footprint in Kenya. These engagements reinforced investor confidence in Kenya’s position as a hub for value addition, agribusiness, and innovation.