NAIROBI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Botswana investors to explore the emerging trade and investment opportunities available in the country.

Kenyatta who hosted visiting Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi to a state banquet on Tuesday evening assured the foreign investors of a conducive environment for their businesses to thrive.

"You (investors) will also find a supportive government that believes in a strong Africa that gives priority to trading with its continental neighbors," he said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

"In Kenya you will find welcoming and entrepreneurial people, eager to work hard and to embrace new partners," Kenyatta said.

He lauded the government of Botswana for the ongoing successful efforts to attract investments from Kenya, through the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre, in areas such as financial services, agro-processing, animal feeds, ICT, hotels and lodges.

He expressed satisfaction with the ongoing efforts to further strengthen bilateral ties between Kenya and Botswana following the conclusion of the fifth session of the Joint Permanent Commission for cooperation.

"I call upon the respective authorities from our two countries to fast-track the implementation of the various frameworks agreed upon," Kenyatta urged.

Masisi who is in the country on a three-day state visit, his first such visit to Kenya, said the high level engagements between the two countries accords them the opportunity to renew their friendly ties as well as revitalize their bilateral cooperation.

"The onus is now upon us to uphold the good legacy that our forefathers have left us for posterity," Masisi said.