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i)Raw material
Perishable agricultural raw material s like tea and fish processing usually attract industries near them
Raw materials are too heavy and bulky to transport to the factory sugar refining the site of production to reduce transport cost
Industries linkages like chemicals industries at Mombasa make use of the waste product of oil refineries
ii) Government policy
The government may want industries to be located in the rural areas to reduce rural-urban migration which robs rural area of able bodied people leading to decrease in agricultural production.
The government may also want to check, increasing congestion in already industrialized areas. Congestion makes provision of services difficult.
The government may also want to create more employment opportunities thereby raising the living standard of the people.
The government may also have military strategic reason e.g. locating industries far from areas with potential enemies
The government has environmental consideration i.e. locating industries far from populated areas due to population.
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