Strategic location:

Eldoret, an attractive town, built in the centre of the fertile Uasin Gishu plateau, it is situated about half-way between Nairobi and Kampala, the capital cities of Kenya and Uganda respectively. Thus it is strategically located as a regional financial, communication and transportation hub.
Major international banks have their regional headquarters in Uasin Gishu.

Infrastructure:

The county has the most developed infrastructure and is well connected to other regions of the country as well as neighbouring states by road, air and rail. Established in 1955, Eldoret International Airport is located approximately 17 km, by road, south of the central business district of Eldoret, the administrative headquarters of Uasin Gishu and comercial capital of the North Rift region and has several airlines operating within the airport enabling the tourist to choose one of their choices.

There is also an airstrip that eases air travel to and out of the region. The Kenya-Uganda railway system traverses the great Rift Valley, through the town of Eldoret, enters Uganda at Malaba and passes through Tororo and Jinja to enter Kampala, Uganda’s capital where it is connected to other regional towns. The town is within the Kenya-Uganda highway. It is connected and is the gateway to the South Sudan among other regions in the East African Community.