This fair is expected to kick-off in early February and will be taking place in India. The CEO of the KLDC is expected to attend alongside some stakeholders from Deloitte. The CEO is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Council of Leather Export.

The leather fair is also one of the activities slotted to take place this year and will target individuals across the leather value chain. The fare will be organized by various stakeholders in the leather subsector and will aim at bringing together all industry players in a display that will focus on what the industry has to offer all its stakeholders. The fare will serve as an awareness creation forumfor stakeholders as well as international investors and others who are keen on following developments in the leather industry in Kenya.

The cobblers training activity is scheduled to take place early this year and will involve 60 cobblers drawn from all the counties in Kenya. The aim is to upgrade the skills of the cobblers in processing and grading thus making them better shoe designers for maximized profits. The 10-day training will be divided into two sessions whereby 5-days training will be conducted at AHITI (Animal Health Training Institution)  while training for the remainder days will be conducted at TPCSI (Thika Production Centre for Shoe Industry).The training will be sponsored by World Bank through Deloitte.

With the onset of the year 2012, KLDC already has put up some strategies to ensure that stakeholders in the leather industry never thirst for lack of information. In doing this, KLDC has already organized for an all-expenses paid two-day training tour which will involve 50 individuals drawn from the larger Bungoma county who represent the entire leather value chain. The team is in the process of setting up a leather facility in Bungoma, thus the trip will serve as an eye-opener to the various skills and facilities required prior to setting up and running a leather manufacturing facility. The tour will involve visits to the Africa Leather Industries in Thika (ALI), The Leather Industries of Kenya (LIK) as well as the Thika Production Centre for Shoe Industry (TPCSI). The tour will come to an end during a party that will be hosted by KLDC in honour of the Bungoma team where members will be able to share knowledge and ideas on a light touch.