Investing in Narok County

Narok County is a county in Kenya with an estimated population of 1,157,873 in 2019, with the dominant ethnic groups being the Maasai and Kalenjin. Its capital and largest town is Narok. The other major urban centre in Narok County is Kilgoris.

Narok County is situated in the southern part of the Great Rift Valley. Narok lies between latitudes 0° 50´ and 1° 50´ South and longitude 35° 28′ and 36° 25´ East. The county borders the Republic of Tanzania and six other counties – Nakuru, Bomet, Nyamira, Kisii, Migori County and Kajiado.

The Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mau Forest located in the county. The main cash crop grown in Narok County is wheat. As of 2018, gold production from mines located in Narok County was 111 kg.

The main economic activities in the county include pastoralism, crop farming, tourism and trade among other activities undertaken in small scale. The famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve, featuring the Great Wildebeest Migration which is one of the “seven Wonder of the World” is located within the County. The county has a robust ecological system that residents depend on for agriculture, tourism, water and many other benefits.

As per the UN study/research for the Kenya Vision 2030, Narok County is marked as one of the fundamental counties for the achieving economic pillar. Key contributions are in the tourism sector through the Maasai Mara National Reserve and the agricultural sector through livestock farming.

Why Narok 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 Narok County Website