Position the lake basin as regional investors’ hub

All Kenya’s large water bodies, especially those found in major towns, offer the allure of the blue economy. From the Indian Ocean in Mombasa, to the global second largest freshwater Lake Victoria in Kisumu, where the entire East Africa is connected via water, there is huge potential for the blue economy.

However, Kenya’s water resources remain largely underutilised. By the end of it, East African region loses nearly Sh440 billion annually for failing to fully exploit the blue economy.