Investing in Kisii County

Kisii County is a county in the former Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kisii. The county has a population of 1,266,860 people. It borders Nyamira County to the North East, Narok County to the South, and Homabay and Migori Counties to the West. The county covers an area of 1,317.5 km.

Kisii receives an average rainfall of 1500 millimeters, with long rains falling in March and June. Maximum temperature range between 21 °C – 30 °C (69.8 °F – 86 °F) and minimum temperatures range between 15 °C – 20 °C (59 °F – 68 °F).

There is total population of 1,266,860 of which 605,784 are males, 661,038 females and 38 intersex persons. There are 308,054 household with an average household size of 4.1 persons per household and a population density 958 people per square kilometre.

Why Kisii county

Conducive Climatic Conditions

Modern Infrastructure

Skilled Human Resource

Investor friendly

Investment Opportunities

Agriculture

Agriculture is the backbone of the county with it producing over 65 percent of the total earnings. There are two main categories of crops food crops and industrial crops and the last category being horticulture. Food crops include maize, sorghum, finger millet, rice, beans, peas, grams, cassava, s/potato, and arrowroots.

Transport and Communication

The county is covered by 4,451.3 km of road network. of this 1,308.90 km is covered by earth surface, 2,792.25 is covered by gravel, 939.32 km is murram surface and 307.5 km is covered by bitumen. There are 14 Post Offices with 8,400 installed letter boxes, 6,969 rented letter boxes and 1,431 vacant letter boxes.

Manufacturing

Due to high demand for locally manufactured goods, regional markets are accessible for Kenya’s manufactured goods owing to its membership to two key regional economic blocs the East African Community (EAC) and Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Real Estate

With the region’s rapidly growing infrastructure, focusing on real estate and construction is a lucrative industry to invest in if you find solace in settling people in better and improved homes and businesses.

Information Communication Technology

Kenya has become the global technology hub of choice when it comes to attracting the strategic business activities of ICT companies in emerging markets.

Financial Services

Financial services is probably the only industry that has high chances of returning on investment in each and every sector, from banks to construction, manufacturing among others.

For more information visit Kisii County Website