Nairobi being a sprawling city and the hub for all international flights to East Africa, it is the metropolis of Kenya and the business centre for East and Central Africa. It is in this city that Africa’s most modern convention complex – The Kenyatta International Conference Centre, dominate the skyline. International standard hotels and sophisticated entertainment in clean and evergreen surroundings add to its charm.

KICC Facilities for Conference Participants

These facilities include the following:-

The Plenary Hall

The plenary Hall is equipped with complete sound amplification and recording systems, interpretation booths with simultaneous language interpretation by wireless system up to six languages. Two observer galleries are also ideal for the press and journalists. The plenary Hall ranks as one of the largest conference halls in the meetings/convention industry. It caters to the giants in any field from International meetings and exhibitions to grand balls and receptions. The plenary Hall with 2444 square metres space can accommodate up to 4000 delegates or 3200 with tables, 2500 banquet persons and can host up to 5000 guests for a cocktail reception. The Hall is now famous as an exhibition centre.

The Meeting Rooms

The KICC has conference halls 2 &3 which are located on the lower ground level, immediately beneath the plenary session hall. The area of hall 2 is 355 square metres; can accommodate 250 tables and 350 in rows while hall 3 is slightly smaller with an area of 295 square metres, can take 200 tables and 300 in rows. Committee meeting rooms are provided whilst there is a comfortable entrance lounge immediately adjacent to the halls, looking out upon a flowered water cascade. Coffee break services, Internet services and banking services are available along this lounge. The conference halls are both equipped with six language interpreters booths with simultaneous interpretation through wireless systems, public address, microphone and tape recording facilities.

The Amphitheatre

KICC Amphitheatre Amphitheatre is mushroom-shaped depicting the traditional conical African hut. The auditorium has three balconies that seat 800 at tables. The podium is centrally placed on the balcony immediately above the entrance from the covered walkway leading at roof levels across the main link.

KICC General Facilities

The centre has a full range of appropriate technical facilities and services:

Restaurants
Banks including Kenya Commercial Bank
A fully equipped press centre with telex and telephone exchange for communication
throughout the world.
Kenya Post Office
Airline Terminal check
Police post
Travel and tours
Souvenir shops
Health and clinical centre
Documents Distribution centres
Parking space for 500 vehicles
Registration centres.

Other Facilities

Conference Hall 5 & 6
Conference Halls 5 & 6 are on the first floor level of the Plenary Hall at the southern end. Both halls accommodate 70 delegates at tables and 130 in rows. The central partition building from the two main entrances to the complex and above the podium, which is excellently positioned for the control set into the back wall. In the central balcony there lies simultaneous interpretation booths together with the recording and public address systems, the partition between the two halls can be removed in order to provide one large room. Mobile interpreters’ booths and portable tape recorders provide Interpretation and recording facilities.

Conference Hall 7
Hall 7 is located between the Tower and the Amphitheatre on the first floor. The hall is a spacious projection theatre with seats for 150 representatives in tiered rows and 70 at tables. Tape and portable interpretation, Public address and 16mm projection facilities can be provided as and when needed.

Conference Hall 8
Conference hall 8 has an executive setting and is suitably located on the lower ground floor. It is square-shaped and is capable of accommodating 300 delegates in rows and 250 at tables. Hall 8 has six interpreters’ booths with simultaneous wireless interpretation; microphone and tape recording and public address equipment facilities

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