The Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD / APRM Kenya Secretariat Amb. Dr Samori Okwiya paid a courtesy call to the Acting Managing Director, Kenya Ports Authority, Amb. John Mwangemi in an effort to concretize the ongoing plans for hosting the 7^th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week in Kenya from February 28^th to March 4^th 2022.

L-R Director APRM & Governance Mr. Peter Kimemia, Special Assistant and Communication officer to the CEO, Mr. Frankline Kaburu, Senior Programme Officer, Ms. Alice Kioko, Chief Executive Officer NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat Amb. Dr Samori Okwiya, Legal Officer, Ms. Hellen Muthoni, Ag. Managing Director, Kenya Ports Authority, Amb. John Mwangemi, Deputy Director Accounts, Ms. Miriam Naserian and Ag. Director, NEPAD Programmes, Mr. Eric Kiilu 

PIDA week initiative set to happen at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre (KICC) in Nairobi will see stakeholders active in the development agenda of the entire African continent come together to deliberate on various proposals, milestones and challenges to advance infrastructure on the continent.

Additionally, through the 7^th PIDA Week, Kenya will be mapped strategically through showcasing its infrastructural development projects among them; the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor, the Konza Technopolis and the Nairobi Expressway among others. In this regard, Kenya will be able to provide a common framework for African stakeholders to build the infrastructure necessary to boost trade, spark growth and create more employment.