They’ll be looking to cut multi billion shilling deals with government and local businessmen.

Executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant  Alibaba Jack Ma hit the ground running when he landed in Nairobi today.

He’s speaking at the capital’s university offering  Kenyan youth tips on how to build successful business empires.

With a personal fortune of $30 billion, which is half of Kenya’s economic output, Ma’s accompanied by an entourage of 38  Chinese billionaires.

They include tycoon Bob Xu, Alibaba’s founding partner Lucy Peng, founder and chairman of Mengniu Dairy, Niu Gensheng and real estate tycoon Huang Youlong.

They’re scouting  for business opportunities in East Africa’s largest economy where Chinese influence has been rising rapidly.

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