Nairobi hosts 24 heads of state on trade and regional cooperation

Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding horticultural exports and deepening regional integration under COMESA as leaders, policymakers, and private sector actors gather for the 18th COMESA business forum and exhibition in Nairobi. Cabinet secretary for agriculture Mutahi Kagwe, lauded COMESA'S role in strengthening SMEs and competitiveness, noting that the bloc of 21 countries remains one of Africa’s largest trading communities with almost twice the size of the U.S. market, even as he called for more collaborations in training between member states