The meeting resulted in the formation of the Mt Kenya and Aberdares Counties Economic Bloc. Top on the agenda was the economic bloc, which has been renamed Central Kenya Economic Bloc (Cekeb). Similar to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), the think tank is being pushed mostly by Meru County, which has a similar organ called the Meru Economic and Social Council comprising 70 elite members from the region. The governors proposed a meeting with Uhuru as well as Cabinet and principal secretaries to share the Cekeb brief. “We want to ensure economic harmony so that a boda boda operator in Nanyuki can be licensed in Nyeri, Meru or Laikipia,” said Muriithi.

Source: Standard Digital September 04, 2018 21:11 UTC