Ukambani counties plan own bank to enable trade

From Left: Governors Alfred Mutua (Machakos), Kivutha Kibwana (Makueni) and Charity Ngilu (Kitui) when they met in Kitui

KITUI, KENYA: Three counties from Ukambani want to establish their own financial institution under the economic bloc to help boost trade in the region.

Governors Charity Ngilu (Kitui), Alfred Mutua (Machakos) and Kivutha Kibwana (Makueni) said they were grouping under the South Eastern Kenya Economic bloc (SEKEB) to broaden, deepen and accelerate socio-economic development, employment and wealth creation for the people in the region and the country.