The high-level gathering will bring together Cabinet Secretaries, Permanent Secretaries, senior officials, and technical experts from ministries responsible for Water, Environment, Natural Resources, Maritime Transport, and Communications across the region.

The session for senior officials is scheduled for May 12 and 13, while Permanent/Principal Secretaries and  Undersecretaries will attend on May 14 and 15 while that for the Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers will be held on May 16.

Participants will include representatives from the five East African Community (EAC) Partner States, namely the Republic of Kenya, Republic of Uganda, Republic of Burundi, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of South Sudan, and the United Republic of Tanzania.

The Sectoral Council on Lake Victoria Basin (SECOM-LVB) is the Governing body of Lake Victoria Basin(LVBC) which is an EAC agency responsible for coordinating sustainable development of the Lake Victoria Basin.

It is mandated to provide overarching policy guidance and oversight as outlined in Article 35 of the Protocol for Sustainable Development of the Lake Victoria Basin and Section 8 of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission Act, 2022.

The meeting will review the report of the implementation status of previous decisions and directives of the 22nd SECOM-LVB, report of the 11th Joint Regional Policy Steering Committee for LVBC Projects and Programmes, and report of Finance, Administration and Institutional matters.