Although these blocs have been mooted in several regions with great fanfare, most of them have not even taken baby steps despite their importance in creating viable economic units. The initiatives by the county governments to forge united platforms to guide economic development through Regional Economic Blocs must be accelerated to offer the youth new jobs. Although these blocs have been mooted in several regions with great fanfare, most of them have not even taken baby steps despite their importance in creating viable economic units, especially to benefit counties considered too small such as Lamu. The only bloc that seems to have taken baby steps is the Lake Region Economic Block (LREB). Although some of the counties in the region fair poorly in poverty index ranking, there exists huge economic opportunities if the region seeks to exploit this through a joint initiative.

Source: Daily Nation March 29, 2019 20:48 UTC