No. 67/2023/2024 Assessing Labour Productivity for Lamu County - By Cecilia Naeku and Esther Irungu

Key Highlights The productivity of Lamu County is characterized by the following: (i) The service sector dominates the county's Gross Value Added (GVA) while the industry sector has the least share. [...] The majority of those working in the industry sector are in manufacturing, with employment concentrated in the manufacture of wood and textile sub- sectors. [...] The majority of those working in the service sector work in the wholesale and retail trade sub-sector with employment concentrated in other retail sales in specialized stores. [...] The services sector has the highest labour productivity while the agriculture sector has the lowest labour productivity. [...] 67/2023-2024 17 Service Sectors Policy Recommendations (i) Encourage investments in manufacturing to support the transformation of the agriculture sector by promoting agro-processing and supporting the County Aggregation Industry Park to enhance the productivity of the MSMEs.