 This initiative also led to the erection of a trade centre and an SME park.The town further features a secondary school, a government hospital, a vocational training centre, and an abattoir.The Okakarara trade fair is an annual four-day trade fair event which was first started in 2007 as a way to bring the breeders of the communal area around the town together to showcase the animals as well as share ideas on how they can help improve farming methods.