AFRICA

AGRICULTURE
FOOD INDUSTRY
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
TOURISM

CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING
FINANCE

EDUCATION

GISHU THE COUNTY

OVERVIEW OF UASIN

VISION
A prosperous and attractive County in Kenya and beyond

MISSION
To serve and improve peoples livelihoods through good leadership, innovative technology and
efficient infrastructure.

ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS
Uasin Gishu County is divided into six sub-counties: Turbo, Soy, Ainabkoi, Moiben, Kessess and
Kapseret. The sub-counties are divided into 30 wards, and comprises of further subdivided into fifty
one locations and ninety seven sub-locations.

Trade support institutions

The trade support institutions in the county include; Chamber
of commerce, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Export
Promotion Council, Kenya Investment Authority, Kenya
National Farmers Association, National Cereals and Produce
Board.

Infrastructure and Access

Uasin Gishu has an extensive road network comprising of over 300 Kms of tarmac roads, 549 Kms of
marrum and 377 Kms of earth roads.
179 Kms of railway line with 8 railway stations.
An inland container depot.
95% mobile phone coverage provided by all the major
service providers in Kenya.
16 post offices,
Connected to fibre optic cables.

Has a branch of the Central Bank of Kenya, 21

Commercial banks, and 5 major micro financing
institutions.
2 public universities , 2 private universities and
constituent colleges of major universities. There is
also a National Polytechnic, a Technical Training
Institute and several private commercial colleges.
30 trading centers, 33 secondary schools and 12
health centers
The Eldoret International Airport
Two airstrips

Land and Land Use

The Uasin Gishu County has an average land holding of 5 hectares in
rural areas, and 0.25 of hectares within Eldoret Municipality.

Agricultural Activities
Uasin Gishu County covers an area of 3,327Km2 with a
human population of 894,179 and 202,000 households
(NPC 2009). It has six sub-counties; Turbo, Soy, Moiben,
Ainabkoi, Kesses and Kapsaret, 30 wards, 51 locations
and 100 sub-locations. Arable land covers 2,995 sq km,
while 332.78 is non- arable (hilly and rocky), 23.4 sq km is
water mass and 196 sq km is urban.

Top 10 Reasons to Invest in Uasin Gishu

Ideal location:

Diverse Investment Opportunities:

Skilled Labour Supply:

Openness to trade:

Flexible Incentives:
Ease of Doing Business:

Accessibility:

Responsive investment promotion experts:

Modern Infrastructure:

Economic & Political Stability:

INVESTMENT AREAS IN AGRICULTURE

Production and processing of medicinal herbs

Greenhouse production
Construction of refrigerated storage facilities
Production of fertilizers
Seed farming
Apiculture
Aquaculture
Production of meat products
Establishment of mills
Floriculture and ornamental plant production

Pedigree cattle farms

Production of nurseling
Establishment of broiler enterprises
Production of fresh fruits and vegetables (apples, passion
fruits, cherries, avocados, tomatoes, grapes, cucumbers,
greens, early potatoes, tea leaves, citrus fruits, onions, etc.)
Establishment of stock-farm for milk production and
processing purposes
Development of veterinary services
Horticulture

INVESTMENT AREAS IN FOOD INDUSTRIES

Production of tomato paste

Production of fruit juices
Packaging and labelling
Production of meat and meat products
Poultry production
Production of dairy products
Production of sunflower oil
Honey processing and packaging
Production of mineral and natural water and packaging
Potato processing (production of potato chips, potato
flour, etc.)

Confectionery production
Bakery and floury products
Production of frozen fruits and vegetables
Nuts processing facility
Production of child food
Establishment of passion fruit processing manufacture
Wine production
Canned fruits and vegetables production
Production of dried fruit and berries
Production of mayonnaise, ketchup and other sauces

Reasons to invest in Energy sub sector:

High potential and rich resources of alternative and renewable energy
Governments profound interest in developing the sector
State Strategy on use of Alternative and Renewable energy sources
Successfully implemented pilot projects
Openness to foreign companies

Investment areas Alternative Energy

Production of solar photovoltaic panels

Establishment of solar water heaters
Production of solar lanterns
Production of flat plate collector
Production of solar modules

Production of solar panels

Production of wind turbines
Establishment of wind farms
Production of wind valves
Production of windmill blades
Production of wind battery charger and converters

KENYA PIPELINE ELDORET

INVESTMENT AREAS IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

Main developing subsectors
quality brand hotels in the County to serve the region
tourism complexes
logistical warehouses
production of new types of construction materials
development of architectural and engineering services
introduction of state of the art construction technology

Reasons to invest construction

Increasing demand in residential construction

market
Significant industrial, agricultural and transport
projects
Influx of business travelers and foreign tourists
causing
major demand in hotel sector
Continuous reforms and strategies to boost the
sector

Production of building finishing materials

Production of construction materials
Construction of brick factory
Production of steel
Construction of logistical warehouses
Production of cement concrete blocks
Fabrication of construction machinery

Construction investment areas

residential sector
hotel sector
office sector
warehouse sector
Infrastructure
Growing income of population and concessional loans
Local production of required construction materials

INVESTMENT AREAS IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR

The main directions of state policy in the field of industry include the modernization and
reconstruction of equipment facilities, increasing the competitiveness of national products,
introduction of new technologies and know-how, attraction of investments and encouraging the
processing industry development.

COUNTY PRIORITY SECTORS:

a) Agro processing- (Dairy products, leather products, animal feeds,
Bee products, Fish products, Poultry products, Rabbit products,
Meat products, Food processing)
b) Tourism (hospitality & Tour operators)
c) Sports- (sportswear & Equipment, Academies, Gyms,)
d) Metal Fabrication and Wood work
e) Services (ICT, Hairdressing, Mechanics, Cobblers, Electricians,
Plumbers, Florist & Landscapers, Transport)
f) Building & Construction (Brick & Block making)
g) Renewable Energy- (Solar, Biogas, Wind energy, Briquettes,
energy saving Technology)

POTENTIAL INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS BASED ON

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

Vegetable processing
Soya, maize & sunflower oil processing
Mushroom processing
Grading and packaging of farm produce
Cereal Flour milling
Animal feeds processing
Organic fertilizer making
Briquette making

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Root and tuber processing

Fruit processing
Manufacture of packaging materials
Honey processing
Water bottling
Block and brick making
Fabrication of equipment for value addition

h) Milk processing

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