WELCOME TO NANDI COUNTY.

COUNTY PROFILE.

COUNTY HQTS: Kapsabet.

LOCATION: Latitude- 00 and 00 34’’. Longitude- 34034’’/350 25E. Altitude- 1300-2500.

VITAL INFORMATION AT A GLANCE

NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES: Kakamega Vihiga Kisumu Kericho Uasin Gishu

AREA: 2,784 Km2

Forest Cover- 544.8 Ha

POPULATION: 752,965 Female- 376,477 Male- 376,488 Sex Ratio 1:1

FERTILITY: 4.7

INFANT MORTALITY: 48:1000

POVERTY LEVEL: 48%

CONSTITUENCIES: Tindiret- Hon. Kosgey Henry. Aldai- Hon. Kosgei Sally. Mosop- Hon. Koech David. Emgwen- Hon. Elijah Lagat.Two additional constituencies provisionally

established

LOCAL AUTHORITIES: Municipal Council of Kapsabet. Town Council of Nandi Hills. Nandi County Council.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS(Eight):EDUCATION:Universities;(one) Baraton University (private)Middle Level;(three) Mosoriot,O’Lessos, Kaiboi.Secondary; Schools- 132 Pupils- 27,446 Teachers- 936 Ratio- 1:29Primary; Schools- 664 Pupils- 164,650 Teachers- 4165 Ratio- 1:39.7

MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES: Tea Dairy Maize & Coffee.

MAIN RIVERS(Eight): Kipkaren, Olare Onyoinkie, Kimondi/Kingwal,

Kabutie, Makong, Yala, Kapchorwa and Anabngetuny.

NANDI COUNTY CONSULTATIVE FORUM ON INVESTMENT- HELD ITS MEETING ON 14TH MAY 2011- AT CITC KAPSABET

 

COMPOSITION OF MEMBERS PROFESSIONALS OPINION LEADERS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS 

PURPOSE OF THE FORUM CARRY OUT A COUNTY SWOT ANALYSIS IDENTIFY KEY CHALLENGES AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIES KEY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AGREE ON WAY FORWARD 

THE FOLLOWING POLICY DOCUMENTS WERE USED AS REFERENCE:

VISION 2030 CURRENT CONSTITUTION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL (MDGS) ERS- ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY FOR WEALTH AND

EMPLOYMENT CREATION DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLANS AMONG OTHERS 

ON SWOT ANALYSIS THE FOLLOWING WERE IDENTIFIED AND AGREED UPON

(a) STRENGTHSPeople of the county Strong human resource base Strong work ethics Abundant land and natural resources

Land for development Fertile soil for farming Rivers and forest 

Good location Proximity to international and domestic airports Good road networkWell established institution of learning (Baraton, Moi University, Lessos

technical etsRich industry/tourism resources Historical structures and sites Tourism sites e.g. Nandi rockGood and clean environment  

(b) OPPORTUNITIES 1. AGRICULTURE Commercial agriculture Horticulture/floriculture Food crop (maize, beans, potatoes etc) Cash crop – (sunflower, tea, sugarcane) 2. AGRO PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION Industrial processing (tea, sugar cane etc) Cottage industries Milling Dairy processing3. LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT Dairy production Dairy goats *(production) Slaughter houses Fisheries Bee keeping and honey processing 4. TRADE AND COMMERCE Retail and wholesale Financial institutions- banks and Saccos

5. MANUFACTURING (NON-AGRO) Mining Quarrying Sand harvesting Water processing/bottling Pottery and clay works Sotet / mursik Biomass and biogas (sugar industries) 6. BPO- BUSINESS PROCESSING OUTSOURCING 7. AGRO FORESTRY 

8. TOURISM DEVELOPMENT Wildlife Moran dancers Cultural villages Hospitality / conference facilities 9. SPORTS Sports institutions Stadium development Training camps10. CULTURE AND HERITAGE Cultural museum Cultural institutes

( c ) THREATS Dilapidated roads infrastructure High rate of school drop outs Increased unemployment/under employment Culture of hand outs /neo dependency Poor attitude to manual work e.g. tea farms Drugs and substance abuse (alcohol/narcotics) High loss of energy /high cost of living /fluctuation of prices

of farm produce. (d) WEAKNESS Land subdivision Sale of land Environmental degradation (deforestation) Tainted image Insecurity CorruptionCONCLUSION Our untapped strength /opportunities far outweighs our

threats and weakness

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND URGENTLY

Build a strong competitive and sustainable county economy

Priorities infrastructure development Urgently create a friendly business

environment to make county the destination of choice for investment

Enhance security. Create a vision for the county based on our

core values e.g. honesty, integrity etc

CURRENT ACTIVE AND LEAD SECTORS

The forum identified the following ;  Dairy sector/ livestock production Tea production /farming Horticulture-passion fruits Coffee farming Sugarcane farming Construction

AVAILABLE COUNTY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESNB opportunities exits for both FDI/DDI /foreign/domestic 1. EDUCATION- Establishment of both private primary an secondary schools Diploma institution in agriculture / commerce

/entrepreneurship/teaching /nursing Nandi county university (elevate the existing institution to

fast track) 2. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ICT / real estate / construction3. DAIRY FARMING / ANIMAL BREEDING4. AGRICULTURE –TEA/COFFEE/HORTICULTURE5. TOURISM/HOSPITALITY6. HEALTH

 TEA FARMING

Most population drinks after water 24 countries in the world produce tea 75% of world production comes from 5

countries-china, India, Kenya, srilanka and Indonesia- Kenya accounts for 65% of Africa’s total production

World tea consumption is in the increase –demand has increased in the last four years. Kenya /Tanzania are the main producers.

 CHALLENGES OF TEA INDUSTRY

High cost of production Labor /farm inputs/taxes/poor road network Low yield Poor husbandry practices Processing capacity constraints Green leaf transplant Energy costs

OPPORTUNITIES IN NANDI

 Ideal growing industries Factory capacities Potential to improve infrastructure and add

values Potential to advertise through athletes 

Nb: tea push produces 0.75-1.5 kg

Annually

4000 tea bushes/acre

Small scale holder Net Profit 0.12 acres 15312/1.5kg 7556/0.75kg

0.4 acre 45935/1.5 kg 22938/0.75kg

0.8 acres 91875/1.5kg 45938/0.75kg 1 acre 105000/1.5kg 52500/0.75kg