Border conflicts major threat to success of regional blocs
Wananchi during the Lake Region Economic Bloc conference in Bomet in October 2018. Cross-border wrangles between counties and funding have been cited as the main challenges threatening the survival of the six regional economic blocs in the country. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
There are six economic blocs established so far by counties.
Some of the border conflicts involve Kisumu and Nandi, Kisumu and Kericho, Vihiga and Kisumu and Nyandarua and Laikipia.
As for Nyandarua and Laikipia counties, the wrangle has been mainly over where Nyahururu town lies.
Cross-border wrangles between counties and funding have been cited as the main challenges threatening the survival of the six regional economic blocs in the country.
Speaking in Kisumu when the County Regional Bloc task force paid a courtesy call on the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB), Central Kenya Economic Block (Cekeb) CEO Ng’ang’a Munyu said the regional economic blocs can only work if counties look beyond their self-interests.
