Western Province leaders in talks to boost region’s development

By Stephen Makabila and Allan Kisia

Twenty-eight MPs and professionals converge in Kakamega today to chart the economic future of Western Province.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga will preside over the opening of the Western Province Investment Conference, whose theme is ‘Unlocking the Investment Potential in Western Province’, at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.

Participants are to reflect on why the region has performed poorly in development despite its rich agricultural potential and come up with a blueprint to help turn the region around.

All the MPs from the province are expected to attend the conference. Also roped in are Cabinet ministers Noah Wekesa (Kwanza, PNU), Fred Gumo (Westlands, ODM) and Saboti MP Eugene Wamalwa (PNU).

Equity Bank, Kenya Investment Authority, Lake Basin Development Authority, Mumias Sugar Company, Kenya Commercial Bank and Nakumatt Supermarkets are the sponsors of the two-day event.

With a population of 3,358,776, Western Province, which is well endowed with adequate rain and fertile soils, has an economy that depends on sugarcane, maize, coffee, tea and dairy farming.

 

 

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