The Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies (IICKS), has today, 25th October 2022, held a one day Strategic Direction Workshop themed ‘Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge and Culture for Sustainable Development’ . This workshop brought together various stakeholders from diverse cultural backgrounds and institutions including His Royal Majesty Nabongo Maurice Rapando II from the Wanga Kingdom. Other organizations that participated in this interesting workshop were the County government of Kakamega, UNESCO, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage and the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Museum of Kenya, Kenya Forest Services, Kenya Copyright Board.
The Institute utilized the opportunity to officially launch its Strategic Plan and a book on ‘Indigenous African Justice Systems: Enhancing Access to Justice to Redress Impunity in Kenya’ authored by scholars from MMUST.
The common denominator by most of the presenters was the importance of conserving our culture and jointly utilizing it to solve the problems of society.
