On Friday, February 16th, 2024, the Kenya Investment Authority held a public participation forum at the Pride Inn Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi, to seek the views of the public regarding the Draft Investment Promotions Act 2023. The event was the fifth of its kind, following successful iterations in Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Nyeri. During the event, the KenInvest team presented an overview of each section in the draft bill, by questions and proposals as well as individual submissions to the document. Some of the key questions raised concerned how KenInvest, through the new bill, would collaborate with counties and trade agencies at the county level to promote trade. ‘As an agency at the national level, we understand and value the importance of county governments, as a lot of trade and investment happens at that level,’ said June Chepkemei. In response to this concern, KenInvest has accommodated the counties at the One Stop One Go Centre by providing space for an office representing the Council of Governors to create a coordinated investment attraction approach.