On 22nd February 2016 the Nile Basin Discourse (NBD) joined the rest of Nile Basin countries to celebrate the Regional Nile Day that was held in Vihiga County, Kisumu - Kenya. The theme for this year's celebration was: Nile Cooperation: Gateway to Regional Integration.

NBD regional secretariat staff, NBD board member for Kenya and Civil society organizations which are members of Kenya Nile Discourse (KNDF) participated actively in organization of this day spearheaded by Nile Basin Initiative (NBI).

NBD took this opportunity to show its role in Nile cooperation and sent out a message on what to be done to achieve regional integration.