Regional trade expo to be held in Nairobi

Traders at the 2014 Kenya International Trade Exhibition. The event is expected to attract 12,000 visitors between April 27-May 9, 2015. PHOTO | COURTESY

At least 150 exhibitors are expected to participate in a multi-sector exhibition at the Kenya International Convention Centre in Nairobi next week.

The Kenya International Trade Exhibition will bring together exhibitors in the building, construction, oil and gas industry, hoteliers, medical and pharmaceuticals traders.

Others are exhibitors in the agricultural, plastic, printing and packaging sectors in the event that kicks off from April 27 to May 9.

Mr Neville Trinidade, the Expo Group Africa manager said the exhibition has continued to attract traders form all over Africa over the years.

“We expect over 150 exhibitors from 30 countries and more than 12,000 trade visitors in the expo,” he said.

He said the expo has been divided into categories with the building and construction being under the Build Expo while energy traders will showcase their products under the Oil and Gas Expo.

Other categories are FoodAgro, MedExpo, PPPExpo and IndusMach.