CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRIES IN EAST AFRICA

THE FOLLOWING ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRIES IN EAST AFRICA

• They mainly use Hydro Electric Power as the source of energy.
• They are mainly set up near the power source e.g. Jinja, Kampala and Nairobi.

• They are mainly owned by foreigners e.g. Madhvani industries.
• Most industries are labour intensive i.e. use more of human labour force than machines.
• They produce low quality goods which are less demanded internationally.
• They are on small scale because of low market base.
• They use out-dated machinery which leads to poor quality products.
• Most industries are extractive (primary) and hence produce raw materials.

• They mainly produce for the local market and very little is exported.

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