The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) are bringing their bilateral business relationship back to Nairobi for a fresh round of engagements on June 9, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Nairobi Westlands.
The Kenya-Slovakia Business Forum is part of an ongoing economic diplomacy programme between the two countries that has been building steadily since 2022. The first Nairobi forum in May 2022 drew a delegation of at least 70 Slovak companies operating across green solutions, agriculture, healthcare, plastics, defence and information and communications technology.
A trade mission followed in Bratislava in September 2023, where KEPSA and SARIO representatives gathered alongside the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Kenyan Embassy in Vienna to deepen the relationship further. At the 2023 EU-Kenya Business Forum in Nairobi, KEPSA Chief Executive Officer Carole Kariuki and SARIO's Director of Foreign Trade Egon Zorad formalised the partnership with a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The June 9 forum carries that foundation into a new chapter.
For Kenya's construction and infrastructure sector, the Slovak connection is worth understanding. Slovakia is one of the European Union's most industrialised economies, with particular strength in engineering, machinery and metal processing, areas directly relevant to construction equipment, fabricated steel products and building systems.
Slovak firms active in green economy solutions, renewable energy, water treatment and sustainable infrastructure have been among those most interested in Kenya as a market, given the country's expanding infrastructure pipeline and its positioning as East Africa's investment gateway.
Kenya's construction sector is projected to grow at 8.9 percent annually through 2031, supported by road expansion, affordable housing delivery, commercial real estate development and energy infrastructure investment. For Slovak companies seeking a foothold in East Africa, Kenya's relatively stable business environment, established legal framework, and large domestic market make it a logical entry point.
For Kenyan contractors, developers and infrastructure firms, Slovak technology partnerships offer potential access to European engineering expertise, equipment and financing structures that are not always available through the traditional Asian supply chains that dominate Kenya's construction procurement.
The forum follows the established KEPSA model of business-to-business matchmaking sessions, sector-specific panels and direct engagement between company representatives. Registration for the June 9 event has since closed, but Kenyan firms interested in future Kenya-Slovakia engagements can follow updates through the KEPSA events portal at events.kepsa.or.ke.
The forum is open to businesses across sectors, but construction, energy and green economy firms on both sides stand to gain the most direct value from the June 9 programme.
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