The County Executive Committee Member Eng. Martha Cheruto heads the Department with two Chief Officer Mr Geoffrey Tanui in charge of Trade, Industrialization and Tourism, and Mrs. Ruth Samoei who is responsible for Cooperatives and Enterprise Development. It is made up of Seven directorates which include;
The department has Five Directors and their Deputies including:
The department has a high experienced team of workers who work hand in hand with the management to provide efficient services to the county residents across the wards. This is in the realization of the Governor’s agenda, pillar number four that seeks to provide among others, the conducive business environment to the business community, strengthening of cooperative societies and provision of access to credit to these entities for growth of business and the county’s economy.
Enterprise competitiveness through JICA -Capacity building -Stakeholder meeting -Trade shows/Exhibition -Market revenue enhancement -Visitation and documenting market status and projects progress -Design of the multi-storeyed iconic market -Funded over 236 coop societies to a tune of sh 656,939,999 -Loan repayments sh 244,632,411 -Entrepreneurship skills development training -Value addition financing -Governors round table -Business community networking forum -Industry visit
To promote economic empowerment through Conducive business environment, Investment opportunities, Tourism promotion and Cooperatives development.
To be a lead department spearheading Trade development, Investment opportunities, Tourism, Cooperatives and Enterprise development in the county and the region.
