Nakuru County; A hub for Lucrative Investment Opportunities

By Soko Directory Team / Published February 2, 2018 | 8:16 am

Nakuru County has been rated among the fastest growing towns in East and central Africa. It is strategically located with major investment opportunities.

Nakuru County is known to have various natural resources that have been and continues being exploited for the purposes of improving the economy of the county and the country at large, which in turn is able to attract investors.

Nakuru county’s main economic activities include agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism.

1. Agriculture

Crops – Food crops grown in Nakuru include maize, wheat, beans, peas, cabbages, tomatoes, kales, and carrots. Besides the wheat and maize processing currently ongoing in the county there is still an opportunity for value addition on other food crops grown in the region.
Livestock farming – Dairy farming in Nakuru is a well-known investment opportunity in the region. We cannot fail to recognize the Nakuru dairy farmers who can make up to Kshs 400,000 a day on a bad day. The practice is gaining popularity and is even gaining support from the county government. There are is, however, need disease control, promotion of fodder and pasture for the livestock and of course value-addition to the milk. There is a lot to venture into in terms of slaughterhouses and even distribution of milk coolers.
Fish farming – With many people turning to eating white meat instead of red meat, Nakuru county has not been left behind as it is not only encouraging locals towards taking advantage of fish farming in the Lake Naivasha but also constructing fishponds in order to cater to the increasing fish demand. Supply of fingerling seeds, the establishment of fish bulking, preservation and mini processor are just among the many opportunities to look into in terms of fish farming in the county.

2. Affordable housing

The county government of Nakuru is undertaking sensitization on the constriction of low-cost houses by the use of modern technology.

The county is need of interlocking block making machines. There are plans for the construction of various county offices in place and an investor can take advantage of this by supplying construction materials.

Besides that, there are numerous infrastructural development plans in place such as street light and road construction.

3. Healthcare

Health activities in the county plan are a supply of handwashing materials in schools and households. Supply of hospital equipment including computers. Waste management investments are capable of fetching income in the county.

4. Tourism

Tourism in Nakuru has been growing as it is slowly becoming a favorite tourist destination. The county which boasts of key national parks and lakes, including Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, and Elementaita. With the inflow of tourists there in an increased demand for hospitality, transport, and even entertainment joints.

5. Energy

With the recent geothermal energy investment located at Ol’Karia in Naivasha and Menengai, the Government of Kenya has opened investment opportunities to the investors.

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