40 Kenyan Governors, Senators to Grace Diaspora Summit in Dallas, Texas

More than 40 Kenyan leaders are set to attend the upcoming Diaspora Summit in Dallas, Texas.

Organizers of the event said the leaders, who include Governors and Senators are already in the US, attending the National Governors Association meeting in New Mexico.
 
The conference, dubbed “A comprehensive dive into the Kenya Diaspora” is organized by 
Kenya Diaspora Advisory Council of Texas and will take place from July 23rd.

Kenya Diaspora Advisory Council of Texas is a brainchild of former Kenyan Ambassador to the US Elkanah Odembo.

The event aims at creating a forum for Kenyans living and working in the US and Canada to exchange ideas on how to develop Kenyan counties.

The Diaspora will also use the opportunity to woo leaders to push for involvement of Kenyans abroad in elections back home.

“It’s all systems go and we are ready to host probably one of the biggest diaspora conferences in recent memory. A quick look at the list of those Kenyans living in the US who will be attending indicates that we will have representation from almost all the 50 states. We are very excited about this,” Benson Kioko Kasue, one of the organizers, told Daily Nation.

Governors Josephat Nanok (Turkana), Charity Ngilu (Kitui), Joyce Laboso (Bomet), Stephen Sang (Nandi), and Stanley Tarus of Trans Nzioa are some of leaders expected to address the event.

Kenya’s Ambassador to the US Robinson Njeru Githae will officially open the conference on Monday.