Kenyan county rolls out red carpet for Chinese investors

Wavinya Ndeti, governor of Machakos County in Kenya, has called on Chinese companies to invest in the county, assuring them that her government has created a conducive investment environment.

"I have employed a deliberate strategy to attract and retain investors in Machakos County. Your decision to invest in the county is a clear testimony that there are numerous business opportunities," she said.

At the opening ceremony of the Kenya-China Building Materials Exhibition in the county's Athi River town, Ndeti said the county government is progressively designing and implementing policies to attract and boost investor confidence.