The German-Kenyan Business Day in Berlin brought together policymakers, businesses and institutions from both countries to strengthen economic cooperation and turn dialogue into concrete action.
Held alongside the bilateral government negotiations, the event highlighted new opportunities for sustainable investment, skills development and long-term partnerships across sectors including renewable energy, agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing and the digital economy.
As a co-organizers, AHK Eastern Africa - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa was proud to contribute to discussions focused on practical collaboration, including labour mobility, where participants explored ways to strengthen skills partnerships and better connect qualified Kenyan talent with German employers.
𝐴 𝑚𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 11 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 (𝑀𝑜𝑈𝑠), 𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝐴𝐼, 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦, 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒-𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒-𝑚𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦.
The discussions reaffirmed Kenya's position as Germany's key market in East Africa and a strategic partner for sustainable economic transformation.
We thank the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ Kenya, Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (German - African Business Association) our partners and participating companies for making the event a success. We look forward to turning these commitments into lasting partnerships.