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(a)Give five factors that influenced the location of urban centres in Kenya during the colonial period
Existence of administrative centres.
Existence of social amenities eg, mission stations.
Availability of minerals/mining activities/industries.
Availability of security.
Agricultural activities.
Commercial activities/trading activities.
Availability of transport/communication.
(b)Explain five factors which led to the migration African to the urban areas in Kenya during the colonial period.
The overcrowded/unproductive reserves created by the colonial government
made living conditions difficult/unbearable thereby resulting into migrations to towns.
Availability of better social services/amenities/health centres/education provided in towns attracted them.
The taxes imposed on Africans forced them to migrate to towns in search of jobs.
Availability of infrastructure/piped water/paved roads/electricity attracted many people to towns as they hoped for a better life.
Employment/job opportunities attracted people to towns as it promised them better wages.
Mistreatment/frustrations by the labour/public works forced them to move to towns.
The widespread poverty in rural/reserves caused untold suffering thereby making them to migrate to town.
Loss of land/landlessness caused by the colonial land policies resulted into a
state of despair thereby forcing people to move to towns.
African enterprenuers wanted to take advantage of wider markets in towns
Vicky001 answered the question on September 20, 2017 at 20:06
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