Editor's Review

The event, which was to be held between June 28 and 29, will now be held at a later date.

The Nyanza International Investment & Development Conference which was to be presided over by President William Ruto has been postponed.

In a statement on Tuesday, June 26, the chairman of the conference, Japh Olende, disclosed that the move was due to the anti-finance bill protests that have caused unrest nationally.

“In view of the prevailing situation in the country, we, the Organizing Committee of the Nyanza International Investment Conference, have come to a decision to postpone the conference until a later date,” read part of the statement by Olende.

The conference, which was to be held at Ciala Resort in Kisumu between June 28 and 29, will now be held at a date that will be communicated later.

“We will inform you of the new conference dates after a keen review of the necessary parameters needed to ensure a successful conference,” Olende added.

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File Image: CS Eliud Owalo recently met with the CEOs of parastatals for the preparation of the Nyanza International Investment Conference.

The two-day conference, which was to be the first in the region, aimed to explore investment opportunities, foster collaborations and catalyse development in the Nyanza region.

In a prior statement, ICT CS Eliud Owalo, the patron of the investment conference, said that President Ruto was to lead a team of local and international investors to explore the region’s untapped potential.

The conference was to be hosted by the Nyanza Professionals' Forum (NPF) in collaboration with the six counties in the Nyanza region namely Homa Bay, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nyamira, and Siaya. 

NPF noted that the event would offer opportunities in the form of commercial and development investment projects that are impactful to the local communities, County Governments, and National Governments.