26th June 2008
PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE
NYANZA ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 7-8 AUGUST 2008
The Nyanza Economic Conference will take place on 7-8 August 2008 at the Maseno University Kisumu Hotel. The conference has been organized by the Nyanza Economic Forum, a non-partisan network of individuals, groups and organizations established to find strategic solutions to the social and economic challenges impeding Nyanza province.
The 2008 Nyanza Economic Conference aims to provide a unique platform for projecting practical pathways for elevating the region into an investment hub.
The recent launch of vision 2030 by the Government of Kenya and the infrastructural improvement set to commence in Nyanza, makes the region a prime investment destination.
The Nyanza Economic Conference intends to attract participation from investors, development partners, government and individuals from the region to enable them to reap maximum benefits from the available opportunities.
The dream of every Kenyan of living a quality life and having economic success as enshrined in the GOK Vision 2030 motivated the members of Nyanza Economic Forum to play a role in ensuring that the region plays its role in achieving these noble national goals.
The Conference will put the spotlight on Nyanza province as a frontier for a diversity of investments. Being the third largest city in Kenya, Kisumu City is the economic center for western Kenya which offers enormous investment opportunities that seems to have been underutilized since independence. Such areas include finance, agriculture, ICT, agro-processing, dairy, aqua-culture, mining, hospitality, entertainment, education, health, water sports, media, real estate, manufacturing, etc.
Delegates are to be drawn from entrepreneurs and professionals, development partners, investors and government.
For more information contact Francisca Ogonda/Judy Owuor of conference Secretariat on 2011928/0722650895 or mailto:togoconsultants@africaonline.co.ke
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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:56:04 -0400
From: Francisca Ogonda
Subject: Nyanza Economic Conference 7-8 August
Please furnish us with the details , wherever you can about this conference
Great idea. Such fora are long overdue! With proper agenda and focus, we can go far. Nyanza has been a laughing stock for a long time and it is high time we proved the sceptics wrong.
All the best and looking forward to active participation. Rest assured we shall be there.
It would be great if we had a website for online contribution to this forum. Otherwise I hope for a concrete agenda with definite time lines.
We welcome the great idea.will need more info