AGRICULTUREConsequently, seven counties — Nakuru, Nyandarua, Kiambu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Meru, Narok and Bomet — are great bets for investors, given their agricultural potential and cosmopolitan nature. “Counties such as Nakuru, Kiambu, Meru, Bungoma, Kakamega and Nyeri have potential in agriculture and services. As a result, the contribution of wealth from agricultural counties to the national basket has been rising consistently since 2013 while those of urban counties have been declining. POTENTIALCounties with potential for agriculture and services — like Nakuru, Kiambu, Meru, Bungoma, Kakamega and Nyeri — are likely to grow their GCP faster. Kenya has 3,157,000 hectares of medium-potential agricultural land, while the remaining agricultural land totalling 42,105,000 is low potential.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2019 03:56 UTC