THE 16th edition of the Kenya International Trade Exhibition 2012 will officially be opened today at Kenyatta International Conference Centre.

The exhibition aims at providing an opportunity for East Africa companies to source new products, equipment and technology from worldwide and update their existing customers.

It also aims at giving the EA companies time to learn and enhance export and import trade in order to capture available privileged and ready markets and consolidate and strengthen distributor network world wide.

The East Africa leading event that will showcase over 10,000 products, equipments and machinery in Kenya and will end on Monday 8.

A total of 140 exhibitors from over 30 countries have confirmed their stands at the leading exhibition for multi sector products and machinery, printing, packaging and plastic products, food hotel and agricultural products and machinery, medical equipment, information technology and electronic products as well as consumer products.