More than 40 Kenyan governors and senators are expected to attend the
much-publicised diaspora summit to be held in Dallas, Texas on Monday.
According to the organisers, the leaders, most of whom are already in
America attending the USA National Governors Association meeting in New
Mexico, over the weekend agreed to a request by the Kenya Diaspora
Advisory Council of Texas to "stop in Dallas on their way home to meet
with Kenyans abroad and dialogue on Kenya's development agenda".
The conference, dubbed “A comprehensive dive into the Kenya Diaspora” is
scheduled to take place from July, 23, 2018 at Holiday Inn, Texas.
It is organised by the Kenyan Diaspora Advisory Council of Texas, a
brainchild of former Kenyan ambassador to the US, Elkanah Odembo.
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According to the organisers, the main aim of the summit is to create a
forum for Kenyans living in the US and Canada to exchange ideas on how
to develop county governments.
Kenyans in the US and Canada are also expected to woo the governors and
senators to support their push to take part in elections back home.
Majority of Kenyans living abroad twice missed voting in the general
elections despite the fact that the Constitution guarantees their rights
to vote
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