Investors Assess Real Estate, Agricultural Opportunities During Kenya Trade MissionOver 350 investors from Africa and beyond participated in the 2025 Kenya Trade & Investment Roadshow, a week-long mission designed to provide first-hand exposure to the country’s investment landscape across multiple sectors.
Participants toured priority economic sectors, including Special Economic Zones (SEZs), industrial parks, manufacturing hubs, logistics corridors, agribusiness projects, and ICT and innovation ecosystems.
The site visits were complemented by structured networking sessions, enabling investors to engage directly with sector leaders, policymakers, and potential partners.
Real estate emerged as a key focus for many participants, with a site visit to Tatu City in Kiambu County drawing particular attention.
The 5,000-acre mixed-use SEZ, part of Kenya’s Vision 2030 blueprint, combines residential, commercial, educational, medical, and industrial facilities.
Investors were briefed on planned infrastructure, including schools, offices, shopping districts, medical clinics, recreation areas, and a manufacturing zone expected to support over 250,000 residents.
Jeannette Amom, a Cameroonian investor, noted that the mission provided critical sector-specific insights and networking opportunities.
“The site visit at Tatu City allowed us to assess investment potential across multiple segments of a modern urban development,” she said.
Amom highlighted the SEZ incentives, including reduced corporate taxes, zero-rated VAT, import duty exemptions, and stamp duty waivers, as significant factors in evaluating investment viability.
Other participants indicated plans to conduct more detailed due diligence, focusing on market potential, projected returns, competitive positioning, and regulatory conditions.
The availability of credible local partners, institutional support, and government policy clarity were cited as important considerations for investment decisions.
AQ Hamza, Director for International Trade Relations at Equity Group, said the sector-focused tours were designed to present investors with tangible opportunities underpinned by a stable business environment.
“By highlighting Kenya’s regulatory framework, infrastructure, talent pool, and sector-specific advantages, the mission aimed to demonstrate the country’s potential as a gateway for scalable, high-growth investments in the region,” Hamza explained.
Investors also emphasized Kenya’s skilled workforce, cost-efficient operating environment, and access to regional supply chains as competitive advantages.
Long-term assurances regarding investment protection and scalability were highlighted as critical factors for committing capital.
The 2025 Kenya Trade & Investment Roadshow reinforced investor interest in Kenya’s economic sectors, particularly real estate, and provided a platform for assessing opportunities in a structured, data-driven context.
Another stop investors made was in Limuru Dairy.
Delegates watched from viewing corridors as fresh milk flowed through pipes into processing units for yoghurt and other dairy products, while on the factory floor rows of packaged yoghurt cups moved toward distribution.
But beyond the modern equipment and neat operations, the real story was the network of farmers behind it.
Hundreds of small-scale farmers, many organized in cooperatives, supply milk to the dairy every day.
Investors saw farmers at a milk collection point, arriving with chilled milk cans, receiving instant payment confirmations on mobile phones, and getting advice from extension officers on feed, animal health, and hygiene.
During a plant briefing, managers walked delegates through the entire chain: cooling systems, antibiotic checks, quality standards, and efforts to cut losses using solar-powered chillers.
If Limuru Dairy demonstrated coordination and processing efficiency, ForestFoods illustrated how working with nature can be a competitive advantage.
On the farm, kale, herbs, and legumes grew side by side; windbreaks reduced wind damage; helpful insects hovered over flowering strips; and compost piles steamed quietly as they matured.
The farm team spoke honestly about challenges, pests, labor needs, and learning as they go, but they also shared how this approach builds resilience: better yields over time, healthier soils, and lower reliance on expensive farm inputs.