The mandate of the State Department for Investment Promotion is to implement investment policy and coordinate promotion of private (foreign and domestic) investments into Kenyan economy and position Kenya as a preferred investment destination in Africa.

Specific functions include:
i . Investment policy and strategy;
ii. Promote, both locally and internationally, the opportunities for investment in Kenya;
iii. Promotion and Oversight of the Development of Special Economic Zones;
iv. Coordinating the transformation of the Eco-system supporting private sector development;
v. Development of a business reform agenda across the entirety of Government; and
vi. Championing automation and re-engineering Government business and services processes.