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An Irish – Kenya Business Network formed to support growth in trade between Kenya and Ireland.

The Business Ireland Kenya (BIK) network was established in 2013 by the Embassy of Ireland in Kenya to offer support towards the enhancement of relations, trade, and investment between the two countries. Business Ireland Kenya (BIK) works to increase trade between Kenya and Ireland by linking Irish investors and firms with the networks, service providers, and potential business partners they need to thrive in Kenya’s exciting and fast-growing market. It works closely with and provides quick connections to entities that promote business between the two countries, including the Embassy of Ireland in Kenya, the European Business Council, Enterprise Ireland, the Kenya Irish Society, civil society, and similar associations across the continent.

24/09/2026

Nellions™ Moving & Relocations Ltd invite our community to participate in their Tennis Open 2026, taking place from 7th–10th October 2026 at Parklands Sports Club.

The tournament forms part of their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and is designed to promote fitness, wellness, social interaction, networking and community engagement through sport.

Member companies are welcome to sponsor their staff to participate as part of employee wellness, engagement or team-building initiatives.

Don't miss out on the chance to participate and network.

Registration is currently open:

Seniors: https://zurl.co/t4oqC

Masters: https://zurl.co/kcKgh

07/09/2026

We've been hinting at this for a while, and now it's official! 🎊

Mark your calendars: our rebrand launch is happening on Thursday, 29th October 2026.

We can't wait to unveil our new look and celebrate this next chapter with our members and community ☘

Interested in attending? Register your interest below and we'll be sure to send you an invitation

https://zurl.co/lkD7j

01/07/2026

Last call! Tomorrow is the day.

We are counting down to our Family Business Breakfast Briefing, and today we want to spotlight one of our panelists: Ms. Shighadi Mwakio, HSC, Deputy Registrar at the Business Registration Service and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

Ms. Shighadi has spent years working at the heart of Kenya's business and legislative reform — from movable property security rights to beneficial ownership regulations to secured transactions reform.

If you've ever had questions about registering, structuring, or protecting a family business in Kenya, she is exactly who you want in the room.

This is your last chance to register before tomorrow's session.

🗓️ Thursday, 2nd July 2026
⏰ Registration from 7:00 a.m. | Session begins promptly at 7:30 a.m.
📍 Capital Club, Nairobi
🎟️ RSVP today: https://zurl.co/h45DQ

See you in the morning! ☕

29/06/2026

Meet our final panelist: Dr. Raymond Mutura!

We are excited to complete our panel with someone who has dedicated his career to understanding, researching, and strengthening the Kenyan family business ecosystem from the inside out.

Raymond is the Director of the Centre for Research on Organisations, Work and Family (CROWF), Academic Director of Family Business Executive Courses at Strathmore University, and one of East Africa's leading voices on the intersection of family, work, and enterprise.

His story is a compelling one. He spent nearly 26 years working in ICT and digital innovation before channelling that experience into research and education focused squarely on family-owned businesses. Since 2019, he has trained eight cohorts of family business owners, coordinated governance workshops for large entrepreneurial families across East Africa, and contributed to national policy frameworks on family development in Kenya.

His PhD — examining how Kenyan family-owned MSMEs adopt digital innovation — reflects a belief that has run through his entire career: that family businesses deserve research, frameworks, and support that is built specifically for them, not borrowed from the corporate world.

With our panel now complete, we have operators, advisors, financiers, and researchers all in the same room. This is going to be a morning worth showing up for.

🗓️ Thursday, 2nd July 2026 | Capital Club, Nairobi

Few tickets remain. Purchase yours today: https://zurl.co/BvFez

26/06/2026

🎙️ They're all confirmed! Meet the full panel!

We have been building towards this moment, and today we are thrilled to reveal the complete lineup for our Family Business Breakfast Briefing on Thursday, 2nd July 2026.

Here's who will be joining us at the table:

🟢 Ms. Shighadi Mwakio, HSC | Deputy Registrar, Business Registration Services — bringing the regulatory and legislative lens on family companies, trusts, and Kenya's corporate governance landscape.

🟢 Richard Waugh | Waugh McDonald Wealth Management — unpacking governance structures, intergenerational wealth transfer, and the financial decisions that determine whether a family business thrives or fractures.

🟢 Eoin Flinn | 254 Brewing Co. — the founder who left Ireland, landed in Kenya, and built a craft brewery against every odd. A story of structure, resilience, and purpose.

🟢 Kevin Kimotho | Deloitte East Africa — 15+ years advising family businesses on their most consequential moments: valuations, transactions, and strategic transitions.

🟢 Arjaa Shah | Tribe Hotel & Trademark Hotel — the family business voice on the panel, leading one of Nairobi's most recognised hospitality enterprises and bringing the inside view of multigenerational leadership.

🟢 Dr. Raymond Mutura | CROWF, Strathmore University Business School — the research behind the room. Nearly 26 years in ICT, a PhD on digital innovation in Kenyan family businesses, and a career dedicated to building frameworks that actually work for family-owned enterprises.

This is one breakfast briefing you won't want to miss.

Few seats remain. Purchase yours here: https://zurl.co/oy14d

📅 Thursday, 2nd July 2026 | Capital Club, East Africa Nairobi

25/06/2026

🎙️ Meet our next panelist — Arjaa Shah

We are thrilled to welcome Arjaa Shah to the panel at our Family Business Breakfast Briefing on Thursday, 2nd July 2026 — and she brings something no one else on the panel does.

Arjaa is part of the family behind the Village Market Group — the powerhouse behind Tribe Hotel and Trademark Hotel, two of Nairobi's most beloved hospitality brands. She currently serves as Deputy Corporate General Manager across both properties, overseeing everything from revenue strategy and commercial performance to major development projects.

But what makes Arjaa's voice so valuable at this event is the perspective she carries into the room. This isn't just a career in hospitality — it's a family business she has grown up with, returned to, and is now helping shape for the next chapter. She knows what it means to lead within a family enterprise, to honour what was built while driving what comes next.

A graduate of Les Roches with over 15 years of international experience across three continents, and a community leader as Chair of AYUDH Kenya, Arjaa embodies exactly what this event is about — building businesses that create lasting value, for families and communities alike.

🗓️ Thursday, 2nd July 2026 | Capital Club, Nairobi

Purchase your tickets via this link: https://zurl.co/QjtSe

23/06/2026

Meet our next panelist: Kevin Kimotho, Partner at Deloitte East Africa!

We are excited to welcome Kevin to the panel at our Family Business Breakfast Briefing on Thursday, 2nd July 2026.

With over 15 years of experience in transaction services, financial advisory, and strategic planning across East Africa, Kevin has sat across the table from some of the region's most significant business transactions, due diligence investigations, business valuations, market feasibility studies, and more.

As the East Africa Transaction Services Leader and Africa Strategy Leader for Deloitte Private, he understands what family businesses look like from the outside, when they're being evaluated, acquired, or prepared for the next chapter. That outside-in perspective is invaluable for any founder or business owner thinking about long-term growth and what comes after.

We look forward to having Kevin bring the numbers and the strategy to the conversation.

🗓️ Thursday, 2nd July 2026 | Nairobi

Limited tickets. Purchase yours today: https://zurl.co/KIepa

16/06/2026

🍺 Meet our next speaker with a great story!

We are beyond excited to welcome Eoin Flinn, of 254 Brewing Co. to the panel at our Family Business Breakfast Briefing on Thursday, 2nd July 2026!

Here's the thing about Eoin: he's Irish, he moved to Kenya, and he decided what this country needed was a world-class craft b**r that was unapologetically Kenyan. Simple idea. Except he then had to fight for two years just to get a brewing licence, and go head-to-head with some of the biggest drinks companies on the planet.

Spoiler: he's still standing. 254 Brewing is now stocked in major retailers across Kenya, and Eoin has since lobbied successfully for a small brewers changing the rules of the game for the entire industry.

At our Breakfast Briefing, Eoin will be joining a stellar panel to talk about what it truly takes to build a business from scratch: the structures, the grit, and the vision that turns a great idea into something that lasts.

Because if there's one thing great b**r and great businesses have in common, it's this: the ones worth having don't happen by accident.

🗓️ Thursday, 2nd July 2026 | Capital Club East Africa, Nairobi

Tickets are limited to purchase yours today: https://zurl.co/qtvgT

04/06/2026

Running a family business is one of the most rewarding — and most complex — things you can do.

If you've ever wrestled with questions like "How do we grow without losing what makes us us?" or "Who takes over when I step back?" this event is for you.

Join us on Thursday, 2nd July 2026 for the Business Ireland Kenya Breakfast Briefing: Family Business: Building Strong Structures for Growth & Expansion.

We're bringing together family business owners and leaders for expert talks, real conversations, and practical takeaways on governance, succession, and scaling.

Register your interest via the form: https://zurl.co/QLZcf

Tag a family business owner who needs to be in this room.

15/04/2026

The Business Ireland Kenya (BIK) Committee, led by Katherine Muldoon FCIArb Muldoon, was pleased to engage with H.E. George O***a, Kenyan Ambassador to Ireland in a constructive discussion focused on strengthening bilateral collaboration between Kenya and Ireland.

The conversation highlighted a number of emerging opportunities across key sectors including trade, education, tourism, and investment. In particular, there was strong alignment on the importance of:

* Enhancing direct trade linkages to improve market access and competitiveness for Kenyan products.
* Supporting greater student mobility and knowledge exchange between both countries.
* Unlocking tourism potential through strategic partnerships and storytelling
* Exploring new avenues for collaboration in areas such as healthcare, sports, and diaspora engagement

As economic and cultural ties between Kenya and Ireland continue to deepen, there is a growing opportunity for businesses and institutions to position themselves at the forefront of this evolving relationship.

We look forward to building on this engagement and working with partners across both markets to translate these discussions into tangible outcomes.

Also representing BIK: George Mealy Ivy Njoroge

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Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 16:00
Thursday	09:00 - 16:00
Friday	09:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+254703418340

Website

http://www.businessireland.co.ke/

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