Department of Trade, Tourism, Culture and Cooperative Development

1: Trade Investment Markets and Enterprise Development 

Our mandate is to formulate, coordinate and administer activities in respect to trade at county level.

Directorates function:

• Develop wholesale and Retail Markets 
• Provide affordable financing
• Providing business linkages
• Market management 
• Investment promotion and facilitation 
• Training on product development
• Training on Financial Leveraging
• Business Advisory training
• Marketing and exposure Programs through trade shows and exhibition
• Allocation of Trading places in County Public Markets.   

Functions of the Weights and Measures Unit

• Promote uniformity of all measurements in trade and maintenance of physical standards of weights and measures, which are nationally and internationally recognized.
• Control of accuracy and manner of use of weighing and measuring equipment in use for trade.
• Promote the consumer against the false trade description of goods and services in terms of quantity, quality, price, and composition, fitness for purpose, place or date of manufacture or such other practices as it is laid down in Trade Description Act Cap 505. 
• Regulate the sale, manufacturing and repair of weighing and measuring equipment for trade use

2. Tourism and Culture

This directorate is meant to transform Nyeri County into a sustainable,middle income investor friendly and world class tourist destination providing all citizens a high quality life.

Function:

• Develop and implement county tourism policy
• Collaborate with stakeholders in establishing and enforcing a code of practice for tourism at all levels. 
• To develop, promote and diversify tourism products and cultural heritage for increased economic growth.
• Sensitize local communities on the conservation of tourism resources and attractions 
• To promote and develop all aspects of performing arts, visual arts, tangible and intangible cultural heritage and indigenous health, nutrition and environment for sustainable development.
• Coordinate capacity development and setting of standards in the hospitality industry 
• Undertake and coordinate research in the county in regards to the tourism industry.
• Set, regulate and monitor standards of service for hotels, restaurants and regulating tourism enterprises with oversight authority in all matters tourism.  
• Internal and external resource mobilization in consultation with the treasury for the development of tourism.
• Liaise and collaborate with international, national and regional institutions on tourism issues. 

3. Cooperative Development

Our mandate includes promoting and facilitating registration of co-operatives, providing audit services, enforcement of audit requirements and standards, carrying out inspections into the affairs of county co-operatives, promoting and facilitating co-operative societies engaged in value addition, ensuring compliance with co-operative legislation, providing co-operative advisory services, facilitating collaboration and linkages with co-operatives and stakeholders for the benefit of the movement and promoting good governance in the management of the co-operative societies.

Directorate’s functions 

• Promotion of co-operative societies
• Processing of application for registration 
• Inspections and investigations
• Training needs assessment for co-operative movement
• Market information dissemination & advisory services
• Banking inspections (local SACCOs)
• Risk assessment in SACCOs
• Investment advisory services
• Co-ordination & monitoring of co-operative indemnity by co-operative leaders
• Promotion of co-op ventures & innovations 
• Co-operative advisory services
• Pre-cooperative education
• Settlement of disputes (arbitration)

Co-operative audit services 

• Carrying out certification audit
• Carrying out continuous and compliance audits
• Co-operative societies tax computation

S/No.	Project/Program Name	Project Location	Status of the project
1	Construction of Fence and gate house Kiawara Market	Mugunda Ward	Ongoing
2	Construction of stalls Mweiga Stage Market	Mweiga Ward	Ongoing
3	Roofing at Soko Mjinga (Kanyago)	Rware	Ongoing
4	Proposed Construction of market shade at Marua market	Gatitu Muruguru	Ongoing
5	Proposed renovation at ex-beer hall	Rware	Ongoing
6	Proposed Construction and renovation works (Toilets )at Kiawarigi Market	Karatina	Ongoing
7	Proposed Construction of Ablution block at Endarasha Market	Endarasha/ Mweyongo	Ongoing
8	Proposed Roofing , ablution block and drainage at Pakoni market	Rware	Ongoing
9	Proposed Roofing and Cabro paving at Kiawara Market	Mugunda Ward	Ongoing
10	Proposed Cabro paving at Mihuti Market	Rugi Ward	Ongoing
11	Proposed Construction of Shades at Mweru market	Rugi Ward	Ongoing
12	Proposed Construction of Ablution block at Gatitu Market	Gatitu Muruguru	Ongoing
13	Proposed Construction of Motor bikes and milk sheds at Gikondi	Gikondi	Ongoing
14	Proposed construction of ablution block at kiaruhiu Market	Iriani-Mathira	Ongoing
15	Proposed Roofing, Cabro paving and lighting Kamakwa Market	Kamakwa Mukaro	Ongoing
16	Proposed construction of Market shed at Gatitu Market	Gatitu Muruguru	Ongoing
17	Proposed roofing of Kanyango Market(soko mjinga)	Rware	Ongoing
18	Proposed roofing /renovation works at Mudavadi Market	Rware	Ongoing
19	Proposed renovation of public toilet at Muthuthuini market	Gikondi	Ongoing
20	Trade fair (EDF Launch programme)	County wide	Complete
21	Trade Fair- Cooperative Alliance day	County Wide	To be held in June 2021
22	Installation of water pumb at Githiru Cooperative society	Gatitu Muruguru	Ongoing

S/No	Description	Document Link
1	Tourism and Heritage Sites in Nyeri County	Download
2	THE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATION FLOW	Download
3	INVESTMENT PROFILE	Watch