No. 79/2023-2024 - Assessing Labour Productivity for Nandi County - By Cecilia Naeku and Esther Irungu

Key Highlights The productivity of Nandi County is characterized by the following: (i) The agriculture sector has the largest share of County Gross Value Added (GVA) with a comparative advantage in crop, dairy, and poultry farming. [...] 79/2023-2024 1 (ii) Invest in manufacturing to transform the mining and agriculture sector and support the implementation of the County Aggregation Industry Park to enhance the productivity of the MSMEs. [...] The majority of those working in the service sector are in wholesale and retail trade, mainly in other retail not in stalls, stores, and markets which means the informal sector. [...] The services sector has the highest productivity followed by the industry sector while the agriculture sector has the lowest labour productivity. [...] (ii) Encourage investments in manufacturing to support mining and the transformation of the agriculture sector by engaging in agro-processing and supporting the County Aggregation Industry Park to enhance the productivity of the MSMEs.