Nyeri — President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged American businesses to ignore untruths about Africa and invest in the continent.
He said Africa is a place of diverse countries and peoples, with considerable opportunities for trade and investment.
President Kenyatta made the remarks in a video address to the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles in California, the United States.
"I invite you to engage them, and see how we can work together. This conference is a superb opportunity to replace the older, darker view with a more accurate picture on Africa," he said.
A team of Kenyan Government officials and private sector representatives are at the conference.
The President said the country has made substantial investments in infrastructure - the Mombasa port is being expanded, a new standard-gauge railway running from Mombasa to Uganda is being built and a new port in Lamu is under construction.
