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US President Barack Obama. Business optimism improved after his July visit. PHOTO | FILE
By NEVILLE OTUKI
A group of American investors are in Nairobi for
partnership talks with local firms on the supply of health, water and
electrical equipment alongside provision of business solutions.
The delegation of seven firms on Tuesday met local firms
with a view to striking deals, coming after the Global Entrepreneurship
Summit in July headlined by President Barack Obama.
The business visit dubbed ‘Trade Winds-Africa’ has
been organised by US Department of Commerce aims to open new markets in
the continent for American firms.
“Africa presents an incredible opportunity for
global US companies,” said regional senior US commercial officer Donald
Nay, the highest-ranking commercial diplomat in sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are excited to bring these companies to the
continent, connect them to promising opportunities, and get them on the
right path to success.”
The visiting firms include Medi-Kal Resources,
involved in medical equipment supply and B360 which offers feasibility
services in sectors like infrastructure, energy, power, environment,
water and mining.
Others are Ardry Trading Company that supplies
electrical equipment and American Micro Detection Systems — supplier of
equipment for real-time water analysis.
The seven firms are part of more than 100
businesses that have been on fact-finding mission in African nations
including South Africa, Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique,
Nigeria, and Tanzania.
“Kenya presents a great opportunity and interesting
challenge for us,” said B360 managing director Peter Karenge, who is a
Washington-based Kenyan.
“As a firm, B360 is passionate about US-Africa
trade, our unique nature enables us to act as bridge between the two
continents,” he said.
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