Gov't Unveils Newly-Built Mogotio Market with 204 Smart Stalls [Photos]

The government has unveiled the newly-built Mogotio Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Market in Baringo County.

In an update on Wednesday, September 9, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the market, which was commissioned by President William Samoei Ruto in January 2026, is now fully operational and has provided traders with a safer and more organised environment to conduct their businesses.

"Four years of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) have reshaped trade in different parts of the country, with several modern markets completed under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP). 

"Among them is the Mogotio ESP Market in Baringo County, commissioned by President William Samoei Ruto in January 2026," he wrote.

Omollo said the Mogotio market has moved traders away from congested roadside trading spaces by providing them with a safer, more organised and dignified environment.

"Now in full operation, the market has given traders a safer, more organised and dignified place to do business, moving commerce away from congested roadside spaces," he added.

Omollo noted that the facility has 204 smart stalls alongside cold-storage facilities and other supporting amenities designed to improve the handling and preservation of goods while creating better conditions for traders and customers.

"Its 204 smart stalls, cold-storage facilities and supporting amenities have improved the trading environment, strengthened the handling and preservation of goods and created better conditions for both businesses and customers," he noted.

Omollo further highlighted the range of facilities available at the market, saying they include spaces and services intended to make the facility a functional commercial hub for the wider community.

"The facility also provides a lactating room, food court, ICT room, SACCO office, ATM booth, modern sanitation facilities and rainwater harvesting infrastructure, making it a more functional commercial hub for the community," he further said.

Elsewhere, construction of the Chogoria Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Market in Tharaka-Nithi County is progressing steadily, with the project expected to support small-scale traders in the area. 

In a statement, Omollo said the project had made progress, with structural works currently underway as construction enters another phase.

"Structural works are advancing well, with concrete works on the ablution block currently underway alongside other key components of the project," he wrote. 

Omollo said the ongoing construction was already contributing to the local economy through employment opportunities and increased business for people and enterprises involved in supplying goods and services to the project.

"The project is already stimulating the local economy by creating jobs for youth, generating business for suppliers, transporters and other service providers, while injecting income into surrounding communities," he added. 

Omollo said the completed market would provide traders with improved facilities and a more organized environment in which to conduct their businesses.

"Upon completion, the modern market will provide organized trading spaces, improved storage facilities and a safer, more dignified environment for small-scale traders to grow their businesses," he further said.