Japanese seek trade pacts with Kenya

DP William Ruto (left) with Japanese volunteers at his Karen Residence recently. Japanese firms are eyeing to fund infrastructure projects in Kenya. (Photo: DPPS)

President Uhuru Kenyatta will Thursday morning hold a meeting with top executives of Japanese multinationals who are in Nairobi seeking a slice of investment opportunities, a month after a similar visit by their American rivals led by US leader Barack Obama.

Chief executives representing 84 conglomerates, including Toyota Tsusho and Mitsubishi, are in the country to fight for a share of emerging opportunities in both the public and private sectors that have caught the attention of the World’s top two economies, US and China.