Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged county administrators to use the resources of their areas to draw in capital and activate the economic growth of the region.
Speaking in Nairobi during a meeting with Siaya Governor James Orengo, Odinga said poverty alleviation, among other things, has to be saving and investing both at the individual and institutional levels.
He hailed Siaya County for putting up the Siaya International Trade and Investiment Conference taking place this October. The three-day forum aims to reposition Siaya as a strategic investment hub, thus enabling the incoming of local and global investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers.
The forum, for instance, will turn its focus on how best to unlock trade opportunities in sectors such as agriculture, the blue economy, value addition, and renewable energy, which are the core of the county’s sustainable development.
Odinga said that the counties must lead the way in raising capital and fostering innovation to supplement the work of the national government in giving off the economic transformation drive.