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Markets and capacities
Market Before Devolution After Devolution Capacity/
Capacity/Stalls Stalls
New Market Stalls in Rhamu and in 0 60
Mandera North Sub-County
Mandera Bulla Jamhuria Market 184 0
Banisa Market 16 0
Eymole Market 0 24
Buspark 62 0
Old Rhamu Market 45 0
Takaba Market 10 4
Khalalio Market in Mandera East 0 24
Sub-County;
Sala Market 0 24
Lafey Market stalls and open shade 0 42
Wargadud Market 0 16
Fino market in Fino ward 0 7
Mandera town Esp market 0 87
On- going construction of Miraa 0 55
market Sala market
Kutulo market 0 16
Elwak SME market park (modern) 0 210 stalls, 108 bale shed,
15 eateries, 40milk/meat
section, mosque and
parking yard
Borehole 11 market 0 16 .since their inception.
Ashabito market 0 16
Refurbishment of existing old 0 50
Rhamu markets
Rhamu Dimtu Market 0 16
TOTAL STALLS 312 667

The grain store will go a long way
Graphical analysis of Market data across the County
Mandera Farmers Co-operative in helping to alleviate post-harvest
Society Ltd, the first co-operative losses, milk processing equipment
in Mandera was formed and reg- will enhance hygiene, prolong the
istered on 9th November 1973. At shelf life of milk and enable better
inception of devolution there were sales management. Training and
a paltry 36 cooperative societies, extension services has improved
most dormant. Six years later there compliance, sharia compliant prod-
are 168 registered cooperatives of ucts, auditing, business skills, value
various categories to meet mem- addition, record keeping and pru-
bers’ needs. Total membership be- dent financial management.
fore 2013 was 950 but is currently
4,631 - youth (35%) women and the Members now enjoy economies of
elderly (47%, 18%). Few women scale in their activities, value addi-
hold management positions. tion and processing, cheap credit
facilities and transport The depart-
The ministry is helping revive ment conducted seventeen (17)
dormant as well as streamline and entrepreneurship training for 2,350 CECM Trade, Investment, Industry and Cooperative Development
strengthen active co-operatives. local youth and women to equip Abdiaziz Maad awards certificates to during Ushirika (Cooperative)
Cooperatives have been empow- business Starters and as well as Day as members (below) march to celebrate the occasion.
ered in value addition chain to boost traders with the basic concepts of
the local economy through ivest- entrepreneurship and knowledge
ment in various initiatives including of business planning essential to
buying of a pasteurised milk cooler the success of the entrepreneur of
and dispenser for the Mandera East a small business. It’s aimed at incul-
Milk Sellers Sacco and construction cating entrepreneurial culture in the
of a grain store for the Mandera Bor- society as key to self-development.
der Point 1 Farmers Cooperative.
Co-operative Sector Before devolution After devolution
Staffing 2 9
Number of Cooperatives 36 168
Membership 950 4631
Total Assets 1,500,000 13,000,000
Annual turnover 900,000 7,500,000