# Presentation: 530446

## Commercial Service Eastern Africa

## CS Kenya provides access to THIRTEEN Eastern African countries

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Most economies enjoying significant growth!

Easily accessible by air or sea
Strategically placed to access all of Africa
Population:  314,283,948 (cumulative)
Enjoys three of Africa’s major ports > Mombasa > Dar Es Salaam > Djibouti

- Easily accessible by air or sea
- Strategically placed to access all of Africa
- Population:  314,283,948 (cumulative)
- Enjoys three of Africa’s major ports > Mombasa > Dar Es Salaam > Djibouti

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Best Prospect sectors in Eastern Africa

Telecommunications equipment/services 
Educational services 
Construction equipment 
Electric power systems
Commercial aircraft 

- Telecommunications equipment/services
- Educational services
- Construction equipment
- Electric power systems
- Commercial aircraft

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## 
Best Prospects (con’t)

Agricultural machinery and equipment
Agricultural chemicals 
New and used medical equipment  
Used clothing 

- _Best Prospects (con’t)_
- Agricultural machinery and equipment
- Agricultural chemicals
- New and used medical equipment
- Used clothing

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Regional Potential

Great opportunities with formalization and evolution of the East African Community
Addition of Rwanda and Burundi to the EAC
Increased political stability and growing economies (e.g., Rwanda)
Access to Common Markets for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) through Eastern Africa

- Great opportunities with formalization and evolution of the East African Community
- Addition of Rwanda and Burundi to the EAC
- Increased political stability and growing economies (e.g., Rwanda)
- Access to Common Markets for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) through Eastern Africa

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Infrastructure (Kenya-specific)

Expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi -- upgrade to Category A (direct flights)
Expansion of the Port of Mombasa
Revival/privatization of regional railroads
Increased funding for road construction (e.g., Northern Corridor Highway) (long term:  Sudan)
Housing construction boom with demand estimated at 150,000 houses per year

- Expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi -- upgrade to Category A (direct flights)
- Expansion of the Port of Mombasa
- Revival/privatization of regional railroads
- Increased funding for road construction (e.g., Northern Corridor Highway) (long term:  Sudan)
- Housing construction boom with demand estimated at 150,000 houses per year

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Infrastructure (Kenya-specific) con’t

Rapid growth of communications sector; especially mobile telephony 
Multiple licenses offered to internet gateway and communication network providers (8 licensed, 4 operational)
Over 6 million mobile phone subscribers since 2000
Government push for transition to digital television broadcasting

- Rapid growth of communications sector; especially mobile telephony
- Multiple licenses offered to internet gateway and communication network providers (8 licensed, 4 operational)
- Over 6 million mobile phone subscribers since 2000
- Government push for transition to digital television broadcasting

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Infrastructure (Kenya-specific) con’t

Anticipated connection of fiber optic cable off coastline, connecting Eastern Africa to the world using broadband (three proposed projects)
Major telecom companies competing to lay fiber countrywide by the end of 2008 (19 licensed, 4 operational)
Government push for ICT growth and e-government implementation

- Anticipated connection of fiber optic cable off coastline, connecting Eastern Africa to the world using broadband (three proposed projects)
- Major telecom companies competing to lay fiber countrywide by the end of 2008 (19 licensed, 4 operational)
- Government push for ICT growth and e-government implementation

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Commercial Service Kenya

Helped created the American Chamber of Commerce of Kenya in 2005
A pioneer in regional co-ordination, allowing for more results in more countries (including Southern Sudan)
Experts in facilitating feasibility study grants, 
Ex-Im Bank and OPIC projects, and working with private finance partners

- Helped created the American Chamber of Commerce of Kenya in 2005
- A pioneer in regional co-ordination, allowing for more results in more countries (including Southern Sudan)
- Experts in facilitating feasibility study grants,
- Ex-Im Bank and OPIC projects, and working with private finance partners

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## Contact us:

U.S. Commercial Service - Eastern Africa
U.S. Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya
P.O. Box 606-00621
Tel: +254 (20) 363-6000/6424
Fax: +254 (20) 363-6722/6065
Email: Nairobi.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
Web: www.BuyUSA.gov/eastafrica

- U.S. Commercial Service - Eastern Africa
- U.S. Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya
- P.O. Box 606-00621
- Tel: +254 (20) 363-6000/6424
- Fax: +254 (20) 363-6722/6065
- Email: Nairobi.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
- Web: www.BuyUSA.gov/eastafrica

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**

## 
The Lion’s Share of Opportunity

When you’re in Africa, half the time all you can think of is getting away

But when you’re away from Africa, the only thing you can think of is getting back

- _The Lion’s Share of Opportunity_
- When you’re in Africa, half the time all you can think of is getting away
- But when you’re away from Africa, the only thing you can think of is getting back

**Commercial Service Eastern Africa**