Department Overview
MANDATE
To ensure trade development and regulation Including markets, trade licenses, fair trading practices, and cooperative societies.
MISION
To promote, co-ordinate and implement integrated socio-economics policies and programs for a rapidly industrializing Economy.
VISION
A regional and globally competitive economy with sustainable and equitable socio-economic development.
Industrialization And Enterprise Development
Roles of Industrialization and Enterprise Development
- Formulation and monitoring the implementation of the industrialization policies
- Safeguarding industrial property rights and settlement of industrial property rights disputes
- Quality control and standardization
- Capacity building for industrial development
- Development of institutional capacity for Micro-small and medium enterprises.
- Support establishment and growth of business enterprises
- To facilitate trade in locally produced goods and services through establishment of market infrastructure, linkages and information sharing.
- To promote investment in value addition to local products.
Cooperative Development
Vision: To be a leading agent for a globally-competitive Co-operative Sector.
Mission: To promote a vibrant co-operative sector through enabling policy and legal framework for sustainable socio- economic development in Baringo County.
Roles Of Cooperatives
- Regulation of the Cooperative sector
- Provision of Co-operative Extension Services
- Co-operative Education and Training
- Provision of Cooperative Audit Services
- Co-operative Financing policy
- Co-operative Savings, Credit and Banking Services Policy
- Co-operative Governance
- Co-operative Marketing, including value addition and processing
- Promotion of new Co-operative Ventures