(PHOTOS) Raila meets Indian High commissioner in Karen – The Star Kenya
•According to the Kenya Investment Authority KenInvest, India is the second largest investor in Kenya.
•Over 60 major Indian companies have invested in among other sectors manufacturing, real estate, pharmaceuticals, telecom, IT and Information Technology Enabled Services, banking and agro-based industries.
ODM party leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday met Indian High Commissioner Paul Virander.
Via Twitter, Raila said India and Kenya have strong ties spanning decades.
“Scores of Kenyans have been educated and have benefitted from their rapid advancement in healthcare and different technological fields,” he said.
According to the Kenya Investment Authority KenInvest, India is the second largest investor in Kenya.
Over 60 major Indian companies have invested in among other sectors manufacturing, real estate, pharmaceuticals, telecom, IT and Information Technology Enabled Services, banking and agro-based industries.
Before Covid-19 outbreak — in 2018-19 — bilateral trade was $2.2 billion, which has dropped to $2 billion last year.
Last week, India said it will prioritise economic cooperation with Kenya in the post-Covid-19 pandemic road to recovery.
India High Commissioner said Indian business communities are looking at emerging opportunities in the larger framework of post-Covid recovery.
“The pandemic has caused a global slowdown of an unprecedented scale, disrupting the traditional supply chains and adversely affecting international trade. Our economic engagement with Kenya was not without a negative impact.
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