Week Long Event Aims to Boost Kenya’s Trade Ties With One of China’s Largest Cities, Chongqing

Chongqing mayor Hu Henghua and Chinese ambassador to Nairobi Guo Haiyan at a Kenyan investment promotion event hosted by Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui in Nairobi on March 27, 2025. Image via @KenInvest.

He Hunghua, mayor of the sprawling industrial megacity of Chongqing in southwest China, wrapped up a week-long trade promotion visit to Kenya on Friday with more than $380 million of deals signed.

Among the new agreements includes the construction of a new industrial park specifically designed to assemble cars and motorcycles, something Chongqing officials know a lot about given their city is home to China’s largest automotive manufacturing hub. 

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