NAIROBI, Kenya – In November participants from the East African Community (EAC) public and private sector are to meet in Nairobi to brainstorm infrastruture development writes JOSEPH BURITE.

The Project East Africa Summit is being hosted by the Kenya Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

Organisers say several major investment opportunities and infrastructure projects in the East African region will be highlighted at summit.

It is being touted as a leading platform for local and international investors to showcase opportunities available in the region and will take place on November 3 and 4, at the InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi.

‘Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda have joined forces to present their major projects and promote infrastructural development at the event,’ reads a statement in part.

According to the statement, the Summit brings together six major governments from the East Africa region together with all the major private sector industry leaders to provide detailed insight into commercial opportunities available and is the best possible platform to meet potential business partners.

The East Africa Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (EACCIA) is co-hosting the talks.

The event’s task force set up by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure will ensure that all the government’s major projects are well-represented with the exact purpose of meeting companies and investors who are interested in all the region has to offer.

EACCIA is an organization which was established and owned by the three national chambers, namely, the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.

EACCIA has its origins in the Association of the East African Chambers of Commerce formed in 2003, through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding centred around mutual cooperation in encouraging cross-border business.

Source: East African Business Week

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