Investing in Mandera County

Mandera County (Somali: Degmada Mandheera, Swahili: Kaunti ya Mandera) is the northeastern-most county in Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east and Wajir County to the southwest.

Historically, the name Mandera has been attributed to Madheer, Cordia sinensis, a fruit plant very common in Mandera.

Records from the Kenya National Archives show the British East Africa Protectorate was present in around 1890s though the British Colony of Kenya established a permanent post in around 1910 covering Mandera from Moyale Post. Tribes present in Mandera region were Garre, Murule, Degodia and some Corner Tribes. Merchant Arabs and other non-local Somalis were there doing business in around Rhamu. British Colonists started recording events as early as 1893 including the ‘Colka Caalin’ of the 1915 between Garre on one side and Degodia and Murule on another side.

Among the notable incident of Mandera history was the The Rhamu Incident of the 1977 in which Somalia Military Invaded Ethiopia defences from the Kenyan side. Some 1500 Somali soldiers attacked a border post and killed 30 Kenyan police officers and soldiers. Because Mandera is inhabited by Somalis, who resemble those of Somalia and Ethiopia, the Somalia army successfully crossed into the Sidamo Region of Ethiopia in the so called Ogaden War.

Why Kakamega 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 Mandera County Website