Regional Block officials tell off Senators over ban project

Lake region economic Block chairman Wycliffe Oparanya (Left) with vice chairperson Joyce Laboso during a consultative meeting with 14 members of county assemblies of the Lake Region Economic Block in Kisumu on October 12th 2018. [Photo: Collins Oduor/Standard]

The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) has accused some senators in the 14-member counties of working against efforts to establish a development bank for the region.

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, who is also the LREB chairman, and Abala Wanga, the secretariat’s CEO, warned the senators against politicising the bloc.