KIPPRA held its 7th KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference on 26th -28th June in Kisumu County. The theme of this year’s conference was the “Future of Industrialization in Kenya: Pathways to Industrialization in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA)”. The conference provided a platform for stakeholders to engage on policy discourse and to explore the pathways and opportunities for industrialization in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
The aim of the discourse is to accelerate the attainment of the Vision 2030 development agenda, which aims to transform Kenya into an industrialized middle-income country, offering a high quality of life to all citizens. The three- day conference brought together 800 delegates including 200 youths who were part of the youth side event themed “The Role of the Youth in Industrialization from Lake Regional Economic Bloc, MDAs, Counties and private sector. The conference communique can be accessed through the KIPPRA website on www.kippra.or.ke. The annual conference provides a platform for policy dialogue and networking engagement for state and non-state actors.
