What benefits would result from rural electrification in Kenya?

      

Discuss the benefits that would result from rural electrification in Kenya.

  

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Maurice
(i) Most people would invest in the rural areas, which would lead to higher standards of living.

(ii) It would encourage development of horticultural farming, that is, to have ideal storage of perishable products.

(iii) It would encourage setting up of industries in the rural areas thus stimulating decentralization of industries.

(iv) It would reduce the cutting down of trees and electricity would be available for domestic use.

(v) It would improve social amenities in rural reducing the need for people to move to urban areas.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 21, 2017 at 05:11


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