President Uhuru Kenyatta attended the Kenya-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states business forum in Dubai, where he sought to entice investors to set up in the country. The Forum, held on the margins of the Expo 2020 Dubai, was attended by captains of industry and business executives from both Kenya and the Gulf region among other delegations.

President Kenyatta was received by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. The leaders held high-level talks at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis in which, Sheikh Mohamed underscored the UAE's keenness to strengthen its relations with Kenya in the fields of economy, trade, investment, agriculture, and other areas related to the development ambition backed by the two states.