Nairobi again has got another chance to be the host of an international event.The Government is this week the proud convenor of the first global Sustainable Blue Economy Conference (SBEC). Canada and Japan embraced this bold initiative by an upcoming African nation. The two are our dependable co-hosts of the conference.
At least 10 heads of state and government, governors and mayors of various global cities and heads of international organizations, plus close to 17,000 participants representing some 185 countries had registered for the conference.
Close to 5,000 representatives of the private sector and investors of all shades had also expressed interest.
The conferences has been officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta at KICC.
Unlike many other global conferences ever held in Kenya in recent years, SBEC, as a matter of fact, is nearly 10 conferences in one. These are all spread across the City of Nairobi and include a historic, Leadership Commitments segment, a Business and Private Sector forum, a Governors and Mayors convention and a truly, “star-studded” Science and Research Symposium segment to be hosted at the premier, University of Nairobi.
There shall also be signature thematic sessions devoted to deliberations on the key productivity and sustainability pillars of the Blue Economy.
Other key segments of SBEC include a Civil Society Forum and an International Diaspora side event as well as a Youth side event. And there is more: A Business and Technology exhibition, a national museum and blue economy archaeology exhibition, a Blue economy film and photography festival that will be coordinated and managed under the auspices of the Kenya Film Classification Board.
Sonko has strived to make sure Nairobi gets a face uplift.
This has many transformation and many actions taken to make sure that the city stands out ahead of the conference.
Apart from cleaning Sonko has set up various streets lights and screens with themes praising the efforts made by the governments to be the host of the blue economy.
