Kenyan High Commissioner Mary Nyambura Kamau has said that Kenya has now become a portal for Pakistani investors to enter the lucrative markets of 38 African states. During her visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), she said that Kenya will fully support Pakistani investors in their efforts to explore potential areas of investment and trade in fields such as tourism, agriculture, information technology, mining, and machinery. The high commissioner also accompanied the Commercial Attache of Kenya, Boru Diba Roba, during her visit. To increase the volume of trade already taking place between Kenya and Rawalpindi, Kamau advised the city's business and industrial community to diversify their export portfolio.

According to her, the two main commodities that are traditionally traded between the two nations are rice and tea. However, many other Pakistani goods could also be introduced into the Kenyan market and many other African countries via Kenya. Earlier, RCCI President Nadeem Rauf provided a brief overview of the chamber's ongoing projects and upcoming initiatives.

He informed the High Commissioner that, according to the Look Africa Policy, African nations, particularly Kenya, are viewed as important countries for the promotion of trade. He added that the Chamber will send a trade delegation to Kenya in order to explore the possibility of organizing business conferences there. In addition to increasing cooperation in non-traditional industries like pharmaceuticals, information technology, education, food machinery, handicrafts, and sporting goods, he recommended that direct flights be established between the two nations.

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