Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists (KSA) successfully hosted the 4th All Africa Anaesthesia Congress in 2009 at The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). This was a landmark event in the East and Central African region with a heavy presence of both international and national faculties.  It was attended by close to 1,000 delegates and faculty from several countries including USA, Australia, UK, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Norway, Tanzania, Senegal, Cameroon, Benin, Mali, India, Egypt, Austria, Canada, Liberia, Germany, Uganda, Cote d’ ivoire, Italy, Mauritius, Rwanda, France, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tunisia among others. There were 101 exhibitors in total.