GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  The following are problems Facing Transportation in Tanzania Lack of capital: Lack of skilled labour High fuel costs Political problems Land lockedness Impassable waterways Thick vegetation Rough terrain: Differences in railway gauges Corruption and embezzlement: RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RURAL MIGRATION IN KENYA 10 AIMS OF KILOMBERO VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME 4 FEATURES OF MAP STATEMENT SCALE 10 ADVANTAGES OF OIL PRODUCTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST 7 DISADVANTAGES OF AIR TRANSPORT 10 PROBLEMS FACING COFFEE FARMING IN KENYA IMPACTS OF POVERTY ON ENVIRONMENT 10 PROBLEMS FACING COTTON FARMING IN UGANDA COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN

  The following are factors that have hindered industrial development in Kenya. The problem of multi nationals whose interests do not favour Kenya’s progress. Multi-national co-operation repatriate capital to their own home countries There is shortage of strategic raw materials e.g. petroleum, diamond. Cotton for textile industries. Many industrial companies use imported raw materials. Foreigners, who pass policies not friendly to the country, hold managerial positions in industries. Mismanagement of major industries and lack of transparency I parastatals. Over concentration of industries in few areas leading to negligence of other areas. It also has led to related problems of industrial concentration like the social ills. Competition from the industrialized nations who dominate the market and produce high quality goods. Poverty limits industrialization. A poor population means a small domestic market thus hindering industrial development. Products are produced with low technology ...