By Reporter
Kakamega County will host the inaugural Lake Region Economic Bloc Climate Change Summit and Agri-Expo this month.
The event is scheduled for 14th—17th October 2025, at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST).
In a recent LREB special summit meeting, held in Kisumu and chaired by its Chairman and Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o, it was agreed to hold the Climate Change Summit, where President William Ruto will be the Chief Guest.
Present were Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka, Deputy Governor Migori County Mr John Mahiri, Deputy Governor Busia County Mr Arthur Odera, and LREB CEO Victor Nyagaya.
They welcomed all the Delegates, Exhibitors, Innovators, and other Stakeholders to the Summit.
The Conference, whose theme will be “Investing in Climate Solutions; Finance, Innovation and Action”, will also emphasise collective action as a region to mobilise finance and technical partnerships for climate-smart investments, promote innovation in agriculture, energy, water, and conservation, strengthen inter-county collaboration under the LREB framework, drive policy dialogue and national government linkages, and educate and empower youth, women and grassroots communities.
The expected outcomes of the Summit will be the Kakamega Declaration on Regional Climate Action, an inventory of bankable green investment opportunities in LREB, strengthened inter-county collaboration, as well as the adoption of climate-smart innovations, technologies, and practices.
It comes at a time when the National Government is leveraging the potential of the Blue Economy to boost GDP, and the Summit will offer Blue Economy specialists an opportunity to converse on a regional plan to optimise production in this sector.
It is expected to explore the possibility of coming up with a number of regional blueprints, including a carbon projects implementation framework, a regional e-mobility transition plan, and investments in both municipal and medical waste management.
Nyong’o said the LREB Climate Change Summit and Agri-Expo comes at a better time, given that the Counties are grappling with issues of food security and the regularity with which they are encountering climate change-related disasters.
