He encouraged foreign traders to trade along the East Coast of Africa. He wrote introductory letters to the traders to the interior. He signed trade agreements with Europeans and U.S.A. to encourage foreign trade. He provided security for slave traders hence intensified trade with the outside world. He invited Indiana Banyans to settle along the East African Coast and trade. He established plantation agriculture which produced commodities for international trade. He created political stability along the East African Coast which created conducive environment for trade.
