22nd KENYA INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXHIBITION AFRICA (KITE), Kenya's premier business event for industry and trade was held in Nairobi at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Opened by Mr. Roy Otieno, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Government of Kenya, the exhibition attracted visitors from Kenya and nearby countries across 3 days from the 01st to 03rd August 2019. Co-located with the event were the specialized 22nd PPPexpo (Plastics, Printing and Packaging), the 22nd Foodagro (Food and Agriculture) and Indusmach (Industrial Machinery, Tools and Hardware) Kenya 2019 which introduced top products, equipment and machinery presented by exhibitors from over 30 countries.

Also present at the opening ceremony were High Commissioner of Sri Lanka H.E. Sunil De Silva, High Commissioner of Nigeria H.E. Sheidu Omeiza Momoh, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Russia H.E. Alexey Balashov, High Commissioner of Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Peter Joseph Francis, Mr. Thanit Ngansampantrit, Minister Counsellor (Commercial), Embassy of Thailand, Mr. Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian - Minister and Consul General, Embassy of Philippines, Ms. Marisa Kollenberg, Economic and Trade Department, Embassy of Germany, Mr. Enrique Alvarez, Market Analyst, Embassy of Spain, Mr. Jacobo Durán, International Trade - Investments Advisor, Embassy of Spain, Mr. Mohammad Javad Emamian, Head of the Economic Section, Embassy of Iran, Mr. Sergei Kalechits, Deputy Chairman, National Bank of the Republic of Belarus and Mr. Aleksei Lesnoi, Head of the Department, International Cooperation of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus.