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The Exporter is a monthly publication of the Kenya Export Promotion Branding Agency

Nyandarua County Engagement a. Courtesy Call to Exporters

Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency CEO Mr. Wilfred Marube made a courtesy call to Black Tulip Flowers in OlKalou, Nyandarua County.

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Black Tulip is one of the largest independent flower companies who grow premium varieties of flowers for export to various markets including Russia, United Arab Emirates and Europe.

Black Tulip Flowers show KEPROBA CEO Wilfred Marube the different types of flowers grow at the facility

b. Memorandum Of Understanding with Nyandarua County Government

KEPROBA, represented by Chairman Mr. Jas Bedi and CEO Wilfred Marube, signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with Nyandarua County Governor Hon. Francis Kimemia to promote the county’s export capacities and opportunities both locally and internationally.

KEPROBA Chairman Jas Bedi (Left) and Nyandarua Governor Hon. Francis Kimemia during the signing of the MOU

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STAKEHOLDER INTERACTION a. Kenya-United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Kenya recently signed an Economic Partnership with the United Kingdom which is a key export market for Kenyan goods. The objective of the agreement is to further deepen the long and mutually beneficial economic and trade relationship between the two countries. Kenya will continue to maintain duty and quota- free access to the United Kingdom even after Brexit.

KEPROBA hosted a webinar to sensitize the public on the benefits of the partnership. The panelists included Amb. Johnson Weru , Ms. Jane Marriott, British High Commissioner to Kenya, CS Betty Maina and KEPROBA Chairman Jas Bedi.

b. KENYA-UK TRADE EXHIBITION

Kenya recently signed an Economic Partnership with the United Kingdom which is a key export market for Kenyan goods. The objective of the agreement is to further deepen the long and mutually beneficial economic and trade relationship between the two countries. Kenya will continue to maintain duty and quota- free access to the United Kingdom even after Brexit.

KEPROBA hosted a webinar to sensitize the public on the benefits of the partnership. The panelists included Amb. Johnson Weru , Ms. Jane Marriott, British High Commissioner to Kenya, CS Betty Maina and KEPROBA Chairman Jas Bedi.

Exporters display their products during the Kenya-UK Trade Exhibition

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Nairobi Instructive Training workshop

Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency and the Kenya Association of Manufacturers hosted a 3-day instructive training workshop on Product Development and Branding for enterprises in Nairobi. The aim of the forum was to train the participating SMEs on export readiness for regional and international markets. Sessions included presentations from the University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and the Numerical Machining Complex.

KEPROBA staff during the workshop

Expo Dubai 2020 Preparations

A delegation comprising of KEPROBA staff, members from various standing Parliamentary Committees such as the Senate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, the Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Committee and the Defence and International Relations committee visited Dubai. The agenda of the trip included assessing the progress of the Kenya pavilion, requirements for Kenyan SMEs to participate in the Expo, market access for Kenyan goods and visiting warehousing facilities for Kenya’s exports.

Quote of the month

KEPROBA CEO Dr. Wilfred Marube briefing the Kenya delegation about Kenya’s preparedness to participate in the Expo.

“Great leadership is about human experiences. It’s not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the heart and considers the hearts of others. It is an attitude, not a routine.”

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Part of the delegation during a visit to Suhara Logistics Warehouse and Cold Storage facility in March 2021 THE EXPORTER