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Lake Region Economic Bloc chairman and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya (left) with Nandi Deputy Governor Yulita Cheruiyot while addressing the press in Kisumu on September 18, 2018. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
The Kisii county assembly has unanimously backed the Lake Region Economic Bloc Bill 2018, with an amendment on specific clauses.
Members of the County Assembly praised the initiative, which they said would accelerate development in the region.
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