KIPPRA called on Governor Kisumu County, Prof. Anyang’ Ny’ong’o on 6th February at the County offices in Kisumu. The KIPPRA delegation was led by the Executive Director, Dr Rose Ngugi accompanied by 7th KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference planning committee members. The aim of the meeting was to discuss possible areas of collaboration with regards to 7th KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference (KARC) scheduled for the 19th-21st June 2024 in Kisumu.
Dr Ngugi provided an overview of the conference noting that the Institute organizes the annual conferences in fulfilment of its mandate to provide a platform for policy dialogue among stakeholders in the public policy space to explore and discuss potential areas and opportunities to exploit in forging a common front to accelerate achievement of a sustainable and inclusive development. The member of the planning committee also provided overview of the conference, the objectives and sub themes and partnership opportunities.
The Governor pledged to support KIPPRA in the conference, including providing technical staff to make presentations and participate in panel discussions on various issues, including industrialization from the County Government perspective. Prof, Ny’ong’o also noted the need to include the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) as partners in the conference.
