Investing in Kisumu County

Kisumu is one of the fastest-growing cities in Kenya. It is thriving with rich sugar and rice irrigation industries, whose contribution to the National economy is immense due to its natural resources and as the epicenter for business in East Africa.

Kisumu was ideally located on the shores of Lake Victoria at the cusp of the Winam Gulf, at the end of the caravan trail from Pemba, Mombasa, Malindi and had the potential for connection to the whole of the Lake region by steamers.

In July 1899, the first skeleton plan for Kisumu was prepared. This included landing places and wharves along the northern lake shore, near the present-day Airport Road. Demarcations for Government buildings and retail shops were also included in the plan.

Why Kisumu county

Kisumu, which literally means a place of barter trade “sumo” and officially known as Kisumu City, is the Kenyan inland port city on Lake Victoria and the capital city of Kisumu County, Kenya.

It is the third largest city in Kenya after the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu is the principal city of western Kenya, the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province, the headquarters of Kisumu County and the proposed headquarters of the Lake Region Economic Block, which is a conglomeration of 15 counties in Western Kenya.

Conducive Climatic Conditions

Modern Infrastructure

Skilled Human Resource

Investor friendly

Investment Opportunities

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.

Agriculture

With conducive stable climatic conditions Kisumu is among the leading counties in promoting agricultural activities attracting industries in food processing among others.

Manufacturing

With various economic activities in Kisumu including fishing, farming among others industrialization is inevitable in the manufacturing sector.

Tourism

Attractions in the city include Kibuye Market, Oile Market, the Kisumu Museum, an impala sanctuary, a bird sanctuary, Hippo Point,Shopping malls and the nearby Kit Mikayi and Ndere Island National Park.

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.

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 Kisumu County Website