Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga was speaking during the launch of The Ugatuzi Wall in her office. Homa Bay County Government has launched a social media platform for advancing the interest of the youth in governance ahead of this year’s devolution conference.[James Omoro, Standard]
Devolution Conference: Hoteliers reap big ahead of Devolution Conference
Nyanza
By
James Omoro
| Aug 07, 2025
Hoteliers in Homa Bay Town have begun reaping from the devolution conference scheduled in the area next week.
The Devolution Conference is scheduled from Tuesday to Friday next week at Homa Bay High School.
The hotel business is booming since accommodation rooms in almost all hotels in Homa Bay Town have been booked by the guests who will attend the conference.
A spot check by The Standard across a number of hotels established that most of them doubled their booking rates as they seek to reap big from the conference amid a surge in prebookings.
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At Hotel Golden Rays, situated on the outskirts of Homa Bay Town, all the rooms have been booked.
Similarly, Hotel Twin Towers in the central business of Homa Bay Town and Hotel Tausi in Rodi Kopany Township have received significant bookings.
The Deputy Manager of the three hotels, Maurice Ouma, hailed the Devolution Conference for creating a conducive environment for business in Homa Bay.
“The devolution conference is has given us a high demand for our hotel goods and services. We are getting a good number of customers as we approach the conference next week,” Ouma said.
At Cold Springs Hotel in the central business of Homa Bay Town, all 70 rooms have been booked. The rooms have been booked from Monday to Saturday next week.
The Hotel Manager Dickson Osore said the clients booked the hotel last month.
“We have made all possible arrangements to take care of our guests who have booked the rooms. Meals are also available for guests who will come at that time,” Osore said.
Osore said they are going to create a roast beef zone that will run for a whole week next week. They made the decision after receiving a high demand of roast beef from clients.
“We have a high demand for clients who need roast beef. We will have a choma zone that will run for the whole week,” Osore said.
A similar situation has been witnessed at Hippo Buck Hotel and other big hotels in the town.
Many guests have been forced to look for accommodation in hotels outside Homa Bay town, such as Kendu Bay and Rongo.
The Chairman of Traders in the town Festus Okoth said the conference had opened many business opportunities for traders in the town.
He said the business community was ready to serve guests during the conference.
“We are ready to tap the opportunities during the conference. We have spoken to the county government to allow some of us to operate their business in the conference venue,” Okoth said.
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