Explain the roles of transport in the economic development of Kenya

      

Explain the roles of transport in the economic development of Kenya.

  

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william
- Fosters national unity.
- Provision of employment.
- Encourage urbanization.
- Boost tourism.
- Source of revenue to the Government.
- Foster movement of raw material hence boost industrial development.
- Expansion of markets for goods.


- Creates employment to drivers and loaders hence a source of income
- Encourages large scale production as the surplus produce can be taken to areas of shortage
- Promotes industrialization by ensuring constant supply of raw materials to the firm and finished products to the market
- Promotes specialization as people concentrate in producing what they can produce cheaply on exchange through transport
- Minimizes wastage of goods by ensuring that perishable goods reach market still fresh
- It is a source government revenue through levies on fuel, driving licenses, fees etc
- Enables the government to get funds for financing development projects
steve williams answered the question on January 8, 2018 at 05:42


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