The Nyanza International Investment Conference (NIC), slated for June 28-29, 2024, in Kisumu, has become a hotbed of political machinations and territorial disputes, particularly among the ODM-aligned professionals and their UDA-aligned counterparts. Organized by the Nyanza Professionals’ Forum, this event purportedly seeks to galvanize economic growth and development across the six counties of Nyanza province—Homa Bay, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nyamira, and Siaya—by courting both local and international investors. However, beneath the veneer of economic aspirations lies a battleground for political supremacy and influence. This high-profile conference, expected to draw over…
The Nyanza Investment Conference: Economic Ambitions or Political Battleground?
