INTRODUCING MARSABIT COUNTY Marsabit at a glance NAME Governor Population Surface area (km²) Density (people per km²) No. of Constituencies Headquarters Other largest Towns Economic activities
Marsabit County UkurYatani Kanacho 291,166 70,961.3 4 4: Moyale, North Horr, Saku and Laisamis Marsabit Moyale, Sololo, Loiyagalani and Laisamis Livestock rearing, small-scale fishing, sand harvesting, stone mining, salt mining, mining of gems and precious stones and small scale trading
Climate
Temperatures range from a minimum of 10.1°C to a maximum of 30.2°C, with an annual average of 20.1°C. Rainfall ranges between 200mm and 1,000mm per annum.
Source; KNBS, County Development Plans
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AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY Crop, Livestock and Fishery Sector
Business opportunity
Resources Available
Crop, Livestock and Fishery
Wheat farming through irrigation – Small scale farming around Mt. Marsabit and Moyale RE-CHECK Mira – Marsabit Mountain Slaughter house - Abattoir
Cattle, Goats, Carmel and sheep
Tannery
Hides and skins
Animal product processing Goat and Carmel Milk industries Production and Processing of Gum Gum Arabica resin producing trees Arabica resin
Fish processing plants
Lake Turkana
Boat Manufacturing and repair
Tillapia, Labeo and Nile Perch
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Why invest Wheat does well at this region during rainy season. In addition the county has great potential of crop production with an area of 1,582,750 Ha being arable. Much of the area is underutilised due to erratic climatic conditions Given only 2 per cent of the population practice crop farming, the rest of the population relies on Livestock. Operational slaughterhouse would increase supply of hides and skins Livestock Keeping is the main economic activity in the county. There is potential for high gum Arabic production in the County because of high population of A. senegal trees and willingness of the locals to engage in fulltime gum collection if ready market can be availed to them The lake supports more than 1,500 fishermen and 400 fishing families
AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY Tourism Tourism
Hotels, and Film production
Marsabit National park and There is only one tourists hotel in the county reserves, Sibiloi National and a few three star hotels Park, Lake paradise, Mt. Marsabit and diverse cultures from different communities Wildlife; Rare species of Black rhino and Kudu among others.
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AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY Mining Mining
Setting up mineral exploration and mining plant
Blue Quamline and Mica in South Horr
Open cast quarrying in Gof Choppa and Manyatta Chromite in Moyale Exploration of petroleum in Maikona and Kargi Gold – Moyale area Salt – Chalbi Desert
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The county has potential for a number of minerals
AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY Energy Energy
Harnessing power from The average wind speed The supply of energy in the country is wind is estimated to be 11m/s lower than demand which is viable for power The Lake Turkana Wind generation. Power project Solar Energy
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REFERENCES • • • • • •
County development profiles County websites District development plans Kenya National Bureau Of Statistics (KNBS) Commission Of Revenue (CRA) Kenya Investment Authority
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