The Kakamega county edition of the Regional Climate Change and Agri Expo 2025 has been launched in
Nairobi today.
The event, scheduled to run from October 7-10, 2025, will bring together the 14 Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) counties, development partners, local and international NGOs, academia, researchers and
youth organizations, private sector players, agripreneurs and innovators, national government ministries and state departments and diplomatic missions, among other parties of interest.
The launch occasion was graced by Cabinet Secretary Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Deborah Barasa, who said climate change was multi-faceted and so required wide collaboration.
“Climate change is both multifaceted and global, requiring massive investments and sustained efforts.
To respond effectively, we must adopt an inclusive, whole-of-economy approach. The summit, therefore, presents a critical opportunity to bring together a wide range of stakeholders and partners, enabling us to leverage our collective strengths and capabilities toward shared goals,” said CS Barasa, through a representative.
“I wish to emphasize the importance of developing a robust, well-structured program for the summit that moves beyond dialogue and focuses on practical, solution-oriented outcomes. There must be space
for stakeholders to share best practices and experiences in resilience-building. Notably, all counties in this region have benefited from climate-resilient investment grants under the FLLoCA program. The
summit should provide a platform for these counties to showcase their progress, share lessons learned, for resilient food secure communities.”
The LREB Conference and Expo will have different categories of sponsors—platinum, diamond, gold, silver and bronze—all of which will come in handy to ensure the much anticipated event becomes a
success.
The three platinum sponsors are expected to part with Sh10 million each, whereas the diamond sponsors will take up five slots for Sh7.5 million each. The gold and silver sponsors will take up five and
ten slots respectively, worth Ksh5 million and Sh2.5 million respectively. The bronze sponsors will also register for Sh1 million to take up 15 slots.
Other special sponsors will come in to cater for the planned gala dinner at Sh1 million for two slots, marathon race and tree planting drives from Sh300,000to Ksh1million, and exhibition booths from Sh30,000 to Sh100,000 for insitutions and private companies with full amenities.
Presiding over a pre-expo breakfast meeting in Nairobi today, Kakamega governor H.E. FCPA, Dr. Fernandes Barasa told guests, partners and would-be sponsors that the event will be one of its kind where all participants will consolidate their efforts to make sure its goal is realized.
From the launch it emerged that climate change is hitting the LREB hard, from droughts and floods to collapsing crop yields and biodiversity loss, hence the expo will aim to forge a collective response that is
inclusive, practical and sustainable.
Governor Barasa said the event will offer a rich mix of activities including meet-and-engage sessions with a wide array of panelists and participants, tree planting campaigns, First Lady-sponsored marathon race to protect Kakamega Forest and promote community-driven conservation, innovation and solutions, expo, workshops and youth sessions.
“You are all welcome to Kakamega county where you will not only have the opportunity to engage and interact, but also get to sample the rich culture and hospitality of the people of the great county of
Kkakamega,” said governor Barasa.
The theme this year’s edition of LREB Regional Climate Change and Agri Expo to be held at the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology will be ‘Adopting climate resilience to adopt production
and biodiversity for sustainable development.’