Why no deals were inked when big Swiss business delegation visited Kenya

Last month, a high-level trade mission from Switzerland visited Nairobi. Switzerland’s was not the only business delegation that visited Kenya. Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, and the US have also had similar delegations over the past few months.

Shortly after the departure of the Swiss business mission, I bumped into several people who had questions about the impact of Switzerland’s trade mission: Were there any business deals signed? With whom? How much money would be invested in Kenya, and how soon?