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Kenya makes strong bid to host global trade chambers conference

Kiprono Kittony, chairman of the Kenya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (right) and Nana Gecaga, the Managing Director of KICC while in China

Kenya has put up a strong bid to beat its fiercest competitors, including Dubai, in hosting the largest global commerce congress in 2021.

Its delegation lobbied and won support of several countries as it presented its bid to host the 12th World Chamber Congress (WCC) before the International Chamber of Commerce jury at the World Chambers Federation meeting in Beijing, China.

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