For many years some parts of the country have been lagging behind in terms of opportunity creation but this will be a thing of the past considering the country now has a devolved system of government that puts the county governments responsible for all business occurring within the county. We look at which business opportunity Isiolo county has to offer anyone looking to invest.
Hospitality: Isiolo County is home to wildlife conservancy and game reserve a good attraction to the tourist. The county still has more opportunity to set up more hotels to cater to the growing number of both local and international tourists.
Real estate: with the construction of the airport, which will be upgraded to the international level business will come up in the county and someone should have the solution to offer storage facilities to the businesses and come up with good and affordable homes to the business people living in the area.
Agriculture: though the county is arid, irrigation in large scale can really flourish in the area. A few locals are doing it but in small scale and the results are amazing. With the airport in the picture a bigger opportunity is at hand for someone willing to invest in Agriculture to export and to sell locally.
Infrastructure: the roads in the area are not of high standard thus making transportation a bit of headache. Good roads will open Isiolo County to other neighboring counties and that will open doors to things like inter-trading creating even more job opportunity in the region.
Insurance: Most of the people in the county are pastoralists. Pastoralism is the major and usually only way of livelihood known to them and in the past few years, the area has been hit by severe drought leading many to lose that source of income. It’s always tough to live without one’s source of livelihood but with their livestock insured they people will have something to keep them moving even after the loss.