Name three agricultural non food manufacturing industries in Kenya.

KCSE Geography Paper 2 2003 Section B Question 8.

​a) Name three agricultural non food manufacturing industries in Kenya.

• Tobacco processing
• Soap manufacturing
• Foot wear making
• Vegetable chemical products making/ pyrethrum processing
• Textile manufacturing
• Saw milling/pulp/paper making
• Leather tanning

​b)i) Draw outline map of Kenya (map should have a frame / outline correct).

​ii) On the outline map, mark and name two towns where motor vehicles are assembled.

• Thika
• Nairobi
• Mombasa

​c)i) Explain three causes of the decline in the textile industry in Kenya.

• Large-scale importation of second hand clothes has reduced demand for locally produced textile products/second hand clothes are cheaper than the locally produced new clothes.
• There has been a decline in the production of cotton which has led to limited supply of raw materials for the textile industry.
• Mismanagement of textile factories has led to closure of such operations textiles from other countries instead of selling produced ones.
• Belief that imported garments superior to locally produced ones has reduced demand from local garments
• Decline in the economy has discouraged investors who would set up textile industries in Kenya.

​ii) Describe the measures that should be taken to control the following effects of industrialization.
​Water pollution
Rural urban migration.​

Water pollution

• Treating the industrial waste to reduce the negative impact particularly industrial effluents/enforcing environmental laws on the use of improved technology for industrial efficiency
• Recycling wastes in order to reduce the industrial waste turnover.

Rural urban migration

• Improved agriculture to create employment in rural areas.
• Encourage growth of Jua kali industries in rural areas to promote self employment
• Decentralize industries so as to control the number of people moving to industrial centers in search of employment.

d) Explain four factors, which have favoured the development of the electronics industry in Japan.

• Availability of adequate financial resources which have helped in the setting up and expansion of the industry.
• Presence of large population, which provide a large domestic market for electronic goods/availability of large external markets.
• Government policy on industrialization has led to rapid development of electronic industries.
• The highly  developed sources of power encourage growth of electronic industries.
• Advanced technology/research as promoted efficient methods of production/high quality goods competitive in the world market.
• The numerous sea ports ease the importation of raw materials and importation of finished electronic goods 
• Japan has skilled industrious workforce, which enhances efficiency in production.

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