28th KCOA Annual Scientific Conference 2026

"BUILDING RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE"

Venue: PrideInn Tembo International Convention Center, Shanzu · Tembo International Convention Centre, PrideInn Flamingo Beach Resort & Spa, Shanzu Beach, Serena Road, Mombasa, Kenya.

Date: 28–30 October 2026

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH 2026 - PRE-CONFERENCE
Time
Event / Session
Speaker / Presenter
Pre-Conference Meetings
Time: 08:00-12:00 08:00-12:00
Oral NEC / NADC Meeting
Speaker:
NEC / NADC members
Time: 14:00-17:00 14:00-17:00
Oral Scientific and Technical Committee Meeting
Speaker:
Scientific and Technical Committee members
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH 2026 - DAY 1
Time
Event / Session
Speaker / Presenter
Oral Clinical Officers shaping the future of health care: focus on PHC networks | Digital innovations improving equity and access: Clinical Officers at the centre stage, implementing Digital Health Solutions and Social Health Protection | Bridging the gaps in MNCAH: Clinical Officers as key drivers of quality maternal, newborn and adolescent health care | Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings
Speaker:
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Session 1
Session Chair: Mr. William Masidza CO.
Co-Chair: Mr. Reinhard Maro
Rapporteur: Ms. Truphosa Seje
Conference Liaison: DSG - Mr. Chris Onditi
Time: 08:00-08:30 08:00-08:30
Oral Prayers, Climate Setting, Entertainment and Registration/Recognition of Participants; Hoisting of KCOA Flag
Speaker:
Clement Kalesingor; Diana Kiserema; Webmaster and KCOA Secretariat
Time: 08:30-08:45 08:30-08:45
Oral Welcoming Speech and Recognition of KCOA Officials
Speaker:
KCOA SG. Mr. Joseph Chebii; KCOA President Mr. Moses K. Matole
Time: 08:45-09:05 08:45-09:05
Oral Conference Chairman Official Address
Speaker:
Dr. Fredrick O. Otieno
Time: 09:05-09:20 09:05-09:20
Oral The Evolving Role of Clinical Officers in Building Resilient Primary Care Networks: Lessons from Nyeri County, Kenya - 1
Speaker:
Mr. Patrick Mbugua
Time: 09:20-09:35 09:20-09:35
Oral Download Slides
Speaker:
Time: 09:35-09:50 09:35-09:50
Pecha Kucha Download Slides
Speaker:
Time: 09:35-09:50 09:35-09:50
Pecha Kucha MamaToto Link: A Platform for Early Detection and Referral of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy - 2,3
Speaker:
Ms. Moreen Kipkemoi
Time: 09:50-10:00 09:50-10:00
Campfire Bridging the Gaps in MNCAH: Clinical Officers as Key Drivers of Quality Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Healthcare - 3
Speaker:
Ms. Juliet Kajuju Koome
Time: 10:00-10:30 10:00-10:30
Partner SHA Presentation - Provider and Beneficiary Management Update on SHA Compliance
Speaker:
Dr. Diana Marion (Director); Mr. Patrick Mwangi (Deputy Director) - SHA
Time: 10:30-11:05 10:30-11:05
Break Tea Break: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
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Time: 11:05-11:25 11:05-11:25
Oral Kenya Clinical Officers Association Presentation - Through the PESTEL Lens
Speaker:
Time: 11:25-11:40 11:25-11:40
Oral
Speaker:
Mr. Peterson Wachira
Time: 11:40-11:55 11:40-11:55
Oral
Speaker:
Mr. Ibrahim Wako
Time: 11:55-12:10 11:55-12:10
Oral
Speaker:
Dr. Saleh Bardad
Session 2 - Official Opening Ceremony
Session Chair: Mr. Joseph Chebii
Rapporteur: Mr. Mwavita Juma
Time: 12:10-13:10 12:10-13:10
Oral 28th KCOA ASC Official Opening Ceremony (KCOA, National and East African Anthem)
Speaker:
Hon. Aden Bare Duale EGH, CS Health - Kenya; Hon. Dr. Ouma Oluga OGW, PS State Department for Medical Services; WHO Representative; H.E. Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir, Governor - Mombasa County; Dr. Mogoi Donald, CECM Health and Sanitation - Nyamira
Time: 13:10-14:15 13:10-14:15
Break Lunch Break: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
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Oral Clinical Officers shaping the future of health care: focus on PHC networks | Digital innovations improving equity and access: Clinical Officers at the centre stage, implementing Digital Health Solutions and Social Health Protection | Bridging the gaps in MNCAH: Clinical Officers as key drivers of quality maternal, newborn and adolescent health care | Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings
Speaker:
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Session 3
Time: 14:15-14:30 14:15-14:30
Oral
Speaker:
Sanele Ngcobo, Lynn Bust, Ian Couper, Kathryn Chu
Time: 14:30-14:45 14:30-14:45
Oral Download Slides
Speaker:
Time: 14:45-15:00 14:45-15:00
Oral Strengthening Universal Health Coverage Through Accessible Cataract Surgery: The Role of Ophthalmic Clinical Officers in Kenya - 1,4
Speaker:
Mr. Collins Nyamodi
Time: 15:00-15:20 15:00-15:20
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
Square Pharma
Time: 15:20-15:35 15:20-15:35
Oral Download Slides
Speaker:
Time: 15:35-15:55 15:35-15:55
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
Harm Reduction
Time: 15:55-16:10 15:55-16:10
Pecha Kucha Building a POCUS Ready Workforce: Lessons from Clinician-Led Ultrasound in the MiMBa Pregnancy Registry and a Roadmap for Scaling Maternal Health Services in Kenya - 3
Speaker:
Mr. Kennedy Wekesa
Time: 15:55-16:10 15:55-16:10
Pecha Kucha Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Optimization Following CRT-P in Advanced Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in a Patient with HIV and Hypertension Comorbidities: A Case Report - 4
Speaker:
Mr. Timothy Wachira
Time: 16:10-16:20 16:10-16:20
Campfire
Speaker:
Mr. Wycliffe Owiti
Time: 16:20-16:40 16:20-16:40
Partner
Speaker:
Medioda Health Africa
Time: 16:40-17:10 16:40-17:10
Oral Plenary
Speaker:
Time: 17:10-17:45 17:10-17:45
Break Tea Break: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 2026 - DAY 2
Time
Event / Session
Speaker / Presenter
Oral Digital innovations improving equity and access: Clinical Officers at the centre stage, implementing Digital Health Solutions and Social Health Protection | Bridging the gaps in MNCAH: Clinical Officers as key drivers of quality maternal, newborn and adolescent health care | Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings
Speaker:
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Session 4
Session Chair: Mr. Akudian James
Co-Chair: Ms. Tabitha Ndungu
Rapporteur: Mr. Geoffrey Korir
Time: 08:30-08:50 08:30-08:50
Oral Day 1 Rapporteur Report
Speaker:
Mr. John Koech
Time: 08:50-09:10 08:50-09:10
Oral Keynote Speech
Speaker:
Dr. Kelly Oluoch, Chief Executive Officer - KMTC
Time: 09:10-09:30 09:10-09:30
Oral Keynote Speech
Speaker:
Dr. Kamene Maureen, Ag. DG - National Public Health Institute
Time: 09:35-09:50 09:35-09:50
Oral Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Health Professional Education: Perspectives of Students and Lecturers in Kenya Medical Training College - 2
Speaker:
Ms. Moreen Kipkemoi
Time: 09:50-10:05 09:50-10:05
Oral Available Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:50 EAT
Speaker:
Time: 10:05-10:20 10:05-10:20
Pecha Kucha
Speaker:
Mrs. Jane Kamande
Time: 10:05-10:20 10:05-10:20
Pecha Kucha
Speaker:
Mr. Omondi Javan
Time: 10:20-10:50 10:20-10:50
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
Shalina Healthcare
Time: 10:50-11:10 10:50-11:10
Oral Plenary
Speaker:
Time: 11:10-11:45 11:10-11:45
Break Tea Break: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
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Oral Digital innovations improving equity and access: Clinical Officers at the centre stage, implementing Digital Health Solutions and Social Health Protection | Bridging the gaps in MNCAH: Clinical Officers as key drivers of quality maternal, newborn and adolescent health care | Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings
Speaker:
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Session 5
Session Chair: Mr. Laurence Kangethe
Rapporteurs: Ms. Harriet Alivitsa
Time: 11:45-12:00 11:45-12:00
Oral Available Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:45 EAT
Speaker:
Time: 12:00-12:20 12:00-12:20
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
Cosmos
Time: 12:20-12:35 12:20-12:35
Oral Embedding Congenital Anomaly Surveillance into Routine MNCAH Services: Findings from a Pregnancy Registry Cohort Study in Western Kenya - 3
Speaker:
Mr. Kennedy Wekesa
Time: 12:35-12:55 12:35-12:55
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
Sun Pharma
Time: 12:55-13:10 12:55-13:10
Pecha Kucha Knowledge, Role and Support Needs of Community Health Promoters in the Early Identification and Referral of Non-Communicable Diseases in Kisii County, Kenya - 4
Speaker:
Mr. Allan Wanjala Khisa
Time: 12:55-13:10 12:55-13:10
Pecha Kucha Clinical Officers in Surgical Oncology Clinics, Breast Screening and Management of Breast Cancer Patients - 4
Speaker:
Mr. Silvanus Kibiwot
Time: 13:10-14:25 13:10-14:25
Oral Lunch: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
Oral Digital innovations improving equity and access: Clinical Officers at the centre stage, implementing Digital Health Solutions and Social Health Protection | Bridging the gaps in MNCAH: Clinical Officers as key drivers of quality maternal, newborn and adolescent health care | Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings
Speaker:
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Session 6
Session Chair: Mr. Rwenyo Dominick
Rapporteurs: Ms. Killy Rael
Time: 14:25-14:40 14:25-14:40
Oral Available Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:25 EAT
Speaker:
Time: 14:40-15:10 14:40-15:10
Oral The Role of Diagnostics in the Clinical Care Continuum: Are We Diagnosing Early, Treating Faster and Improving Outcomes?
Speaker:
Cepheid - Mr. Job Ndege
Time: 15:10-15:25 15:10-15:25
Oral Available Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:10 EAT
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Time: 15:25-15:40 15:25-15:40
Oral Hypoglycemic Effects of Non-Bitter Cucumis metuliferus Fruit Extract on Blood Sugar of High-Fat/Fructose Diet and Streptozotocin-Induced Type II Diabetic Wistar Albino Rats - 4
Speaker:
Mr. Dennis Muriuki
Time: 15:40-16:00 15:40-16:00
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
Amref Health Africa - Dr. George Githuka
Time: 16:00-16:10 16:00-16:10
Campfire Available Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00 EAT
Speaker:
Time: 16:10-16:30 16:10-16:30
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor): TIBA YA HOME - All in One Digital Healthcare Marketplace
Speaker:
Mr. Denis Gitobu
Time: 16:30-16:50 16:30-16:50
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
EUROPA HC. LTD
Time: 16:50-17:20 16:50-17:20
Oral Plenary
Speaker:
Time: 17:20-17:50 17:20-17:50
Break Tea Break: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 2026 - DAY 3
Time
Event / Session
Speaker / Presenter
Oral Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings | The future of care: Clinical Officers evolving role in effective communicable disease prevention and management | Resilient health systems for One Health: combating emergency health threats, pandemics and disaster responses
Speaker:
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Session 7
Session Chair: Ms. Kuria Eunice
Rapporteurs: Mr. Alois John
Time: 08:30-08:50 08:30-08:50
Oral Day 2 Rapporteur Report
Speaker:
Ms. Achar Stella
Time: 08:50-09:20 08:50-09:20
Oral
Speaker:
Prof. Paul Mungai, VC - Outspan Global University
Time: 09:20-09:35 09:20-09:35
Oral Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:20 EAT
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Time: 09:35-09:50 09:35-09:50
Oral Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:35 EAT
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Time: 09:50-10:05 09:50-10:05
Oral Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:50 EAT
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Time: 10:05-10:20 10:05-10:20
Oral Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:05 EAT
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Time: 10:20-10:50 10:20-10:50
Oral Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:20 EAT
Speaker:
Dr. Warfa (Pediatrician), MOH - Office of the CS
Time: 10:50-11:00 10:50-11:00
Campfire Client Perspectives on HIV Service Integration into General Outpatient Care in Homa Bay County, Kenya, Between January to June 2025 - 5,6
Speaker:
Mr. Fredrick Raywe
Time: 11:00-11:10 11:00-11:10
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
CIPLA
Time: 11:10-11:20 11:10-11:20
Partner Partner Presentation (Sponsor)
Speaker:
Time: 11:20-11:55 11:20-11:55
Break Tea Break: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
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Oral Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings | The future of care: Clinical Officers evolving role in effective communicable disease prevention and management | Resilient health systems for One Health: combating emergency health threats, pandemics and disaster responses
Speaker:
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Session 8
Session Chair: Mr. Olando Justus
Rapporteurs: Ms. Josephine Toywa
Time: 11:55-12:10 11:55-12:10
Pecha Kucha
Speaker:
Mr. Duke Mobegi
Time: 11:55-12:10 11:55-12:10
Pecha Kucha Integrated Community-Based Screening for Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and Other Health Conditions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi County, Kenya - 5
Speaker:
Mr. Morris Maina
Time: 12:10-12:20 12:10-12:20
Campfire Clinical Mentorship and TB Detection in Prison Health Facilities - 5
Speaker:
Time: 12:20-12:30 12:20-12:30
Campfire Diagnostic Overshadowing in Tropical Fevers: A Case of Severe Falciparum Malaria Missed After Dengue and H. pylori Diagnosis - 5
Speaker:
Time: 12:30-12:45 12:30-12:45
Oral
Speaker:
Mr. Duke Mobegi
Time: 12:45-13:05 12:45-13:05
Oral Continuity of Care: Optimizing IPC and Rational Use of PPE During Ebola Response
Speaker:
Mr. Peterson Wachira; Ebola Taskforce Member
Time: 13:05-13:35 13:05-13:35
Oral Plenary
Speaker:
Time: 13:35-14:35 13:35-14:35
Oral Lunch: Poster Viewing / Exhibitions
Speaker:
Oral Breaking barriers to care: enhancing emergency, critical care and NCD management in resource-limited settings | The future of care: Clinical Officers evolving role in effective communicable disease prevention and management | Resilient health systems for One Health: combating emergency health threats, pandemics and disaster responses
Speaker:
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Poster Presentations
Poster Effects of Antenatal Clinic Visits on Neonatal Health Among Postnatal Mothers Attending Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital - 3
Speaker:
Mr. Mohamed Sheikh Abdiaziz
Poster Substance Use, Poor Sleep and Hypertension Among Boda Boda Riders in Mombasa: Implications for Integrated NCD Prevention - 4
Speaker:
Mr. Salim Mwakidzuga
Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
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Poster
Speaker:
Ms. Jeniffer Cherono
Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
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Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
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Poster Impact of Older Age on Treatment Outcomes in Multidrug/Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Six-Year Retrospective Cohort Study - 5
Speaker:
Mr. Sachpreet Singh
Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
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Poster
Speaker:
Mrs. Doreen Makunyo
Poster Effect of Community-Based Active Case Finding in Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis - 5
Speaker:
Mrs. Catharine Musikhu
Poster
Speaker:
Ms. Rosemary Kiige
Poster Persistent Nipple and Breast Pain in Lactation Beyond Pathology - 3
Speaker:
Ms. Rosemary Shikari
Poster
Speaker:
Mr. Sheba Mohamed Riziki
Poster
Speaker:
Mr. Brian Korir
Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
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Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
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Poster The Need for Training and Integration of Clinical Officers into Surgical Oncology and Breast Clinics: A Narrative Review; Clinical Officers Role in Breast Biopsy, Screening Assessment and Radiological Interpretation - 4
Speaker:
Mr. Silvanus Kibiwot
Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
Speaker:
Poster Integrating Lung Function Assessment into Primary Healthcare: Lessons from the Integrated Program on Asthma, COPD and TB (iPACT) Program in Nakuru County, Kenya - 5
Speaker:
Mr. Antony Gathee
Poster
Speaker:
Mr. Mathew Kimeu
Poster Strengthening Resilient Health Systems Under the One Health Framework Through Effective Chain of Custody in Clinical Forensic Medicine - 6
Speaker:
Mr. Robinson Kipisut
Poster Determinants of Preeclampsia and Its Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Among Women in Narok County, Kenya - 3
Speaker:
Mr. Aron Kibet
Poster Breaking Barriers to Integrated Hypertension and Diabetes Care: Determinants and Health System Barriers to Multimorbidity Management Among Adults Aged 30-40 Years in Imenti North Sub-County, Kenya - 4
Speaker:
Ms. Linet Makandi
Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
Speaker:
Poster The Contribution of HIV-Related Stigma to Mental Health Challenges Among People Living with HIV in Embu County: Implications for Health System Strengthening in Africa - 4,6
Speaker:
Ms. Akisha Mwangi
Poster Globalization of the Labour Market for Clinical Practitioners - 1
Speaker:
Mr. Peterson Wachira
Poster Impact of Structured Nutritional Support on Chemotherapy Tolerance in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Case of Texas Cancer Centre, Nairobi - 4
Speaker:
Mr. George Obonyo
Poster Available Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:35 EAT
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Session 9 - Closing Ceremony
Session Chair: Mr. Joseph Chebii; Co-Chair: Mr. Masidza William
Rapporteur: Mr. Ngeera John
Time: 14:35-15:45 14:35-15:45
Oral Closing Ceremony: Chief Guest Closing Remarks; Vote of Thanks and Official Closing
Speaker:
Hon. PS Mary Muthoni Murioki CBS HSC.; Hon. Albert W. Taiti, CECM Health - Laikipia; Mr. Tom Nyakaba, Chief Officer Public Health and Sanitation - Nairobi; KCOA NEC, Conference Chairperson
Session 10 - Gala Dinner
Session Chair: Mr. Masidza William; Co-Chair: Ms. Philomen Mayiek
Rapporteur: Mr. Evance Nyayiemi
Time: 18:30-23:55 18:30-23:55
Oral Gala Dinner
Speaker:
Time: 18:30-19:00 18:30-19:00
Oral Arrival and Red-Carpet Reception
Speaker:
KCOA Secretariat; Inburst
Time: 19:00-19:10 19:00-19:10
Oral Opening Prayer and Anthem (KCOA, National, East African)
Speaker:
Ms. Esther Cheboss; Sheikh Ibrahim
Time: 19:10-19:20 19:10-19:20
Oral Welcome Address
Speaker:
KCOA Deputy President Mr. Macharia Wachira
Time: 19:20-19:50 19:20-19:50
Oral Meals and Drinks
Speaker:
Ms. Mayiek Philomen; KCOA Secretariat; Inburst
Time: 19:50-20:10 19:50-20:10
Oral Entertainment and Cultural Heritage Showcase
Speaker:
Judges: Mr. Chris Onditi; Ms. Brenda Opiyo; Mr. Michael Odeke
Time: 20:10-20:25 20:10-20:25
Partner Partner Presentation and Appreciation
Speaker:
KCOA SG. Mr. Joseph Chebii
Time: 20:25-21:15 20:25-21:15
Oral Gala Awards
Speaker:
M and E Team; Mr. Juma Mwavita
Time: 21:15-21:35 21:15-21:35
Oral Entertainment and Fun Moments
Speaker:
DJ; Band
Time: 21:35-21:50 21:35-21:50
Oral Keynote Reflection by KOL and Closing Remarks
Speaker:
KCOA President, Mr. Moses K. Matole
Time: 21:50-23:00 21:50-23:00
Oral Networking, Photos and Departure
Speaker:
All Delegates