President
Acting Devolution Cabinet Secretary
Wamalwa told news reporters on Monday the Head of State will be accompanied by a number of African Head of States.
"We have retired heads of states joining too for the event," he said.
Wamalwa said this is the first time an intermidiary city is hosting the event.
He said
"We are prepared again and Kisumu becomes the first African city, intermidiary for that matter to host the event," he said.
Wamalwa led a delegation of government officials to inspect the ongoing preparations.
He was accompanied by Transport CS
Already 4,500 delegates have registered to the event.
Macharia said Kisumu city has immensely benefitted from the conference.
He said the expansion of
"There is massive investment in Kisumu as a result of this event," he said.
Principal Secretary for Devolution Korir quantified outstanding works as being just 1 per cent in the exhibition centres.
Korir said delegates have started arriving in Kisumu with most hotels fully booked.
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Kisumu Governor
"The agenda is about urbanization, and how the intermidiary cities like Kisumu will be prepared for it to handle influx of people moving to urban areas," he said.
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