Mistrust and lack of laws cited as counties’ bloc hit by apathy

Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa (right) receives a soapstone curved shield from Kisii Governor James Ongwae during the Lake Region Economic Block Summit in Kisii last Friday. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Mistrust and lack of proper public participation could be holding back the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) which comprises 14 counties.

At the end of the bloc’s two-day 4th summit in Kisii on Friday, it emerged that divisions between governors and county assemblies was delaying the ratification of the LREB Bill.