A two-day Kitui County Investors Sensitisation Forum opened its doors Thursday to 3,000 local investors at Kitui County Agregation Industrial Park in Kanyonyo, Kitui Rural.
Day one of the event witnessed a flurry of activities including the unveiling of the plaque and laying of the stone for the Kitui Aggregation and Industrial Park by Kitui Governor Julius Malombe.
The governor, who was accompanied by his deputy Augustine Kanani and county executives, conducted a tour of exhibition stands where various wares and merchandise were on display by local traders and companies.
Trade, industry and NSMEs executive Rose Mutuku said the key objective of the investors’ forum was to sensitise Kitui people on the investment potential in the county.
“It aims at fostering meaningful partnership with investors and other stakeholders. Kitui is blessed with mineral resources and vast business opportunities which the local investors are oblivious of,” Mutuku said.
She said ultimately, the event would equip investors with the right knowledge, skills and networks critical for informed and viable investment decisions.
The executive said the forum created an opportunity for the showcasing of the untapped resources and investment opportunities in the six mapped out Kitui county economic and investment zones.
The investment zones include Kyuso- Muumoni-Tseikuru-Tharaka,
Mwingi town and environs, Mui
Basin, Kanyangi- Kwa Vonza -Kanyonyoo, Kitui town and environs and
Mutomo-Ikutha-Kanziko-MuthaAthi.
