The County Government of Kisumu has been urged to work harder to attract local and foreign investors into the lakeside city to boost the county’s financial sector.
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga hailed Kisii County, which he described as a major investment centre attracting a lot of capital.
Raila said that he was thrilled when he opened an investment summit in Kisii town.
“I was in Kisii on Tuesday to open the investment summit and I can report to you that the town is attractive and more investors are setting up businesses,” he said.
Raila said development cannot be achieved by public sector initiatives a lone noting that private sector, as an engine of economic growth, plays a key role.
Speaking in Kisumu on Saturday when he opened Khetia’s Supermarket, Raila said that for economic growth, poverty reduction and income generation, private sector must be given space for businesses.
He said Kisumu city must attract investors to spur its economic growth and generate wealth opportunities to jobless youth in the region.
Raila said that the city is now stable after the post election violence and must be ready to source for investors to come and open up industries and other investments that can offer employment opportunities.