Problems experienced by the Imperial British East Africa Company in Kenya

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There was a scarcity of mineral wealth and profitable export commodities which made it difficult for the company to generate enough wealth to meet the cost of administration. There was a poor transport network which made the movement of goods slow/ difficult/ expensive thereby making the enterprise less profitable. There was a lack of proper …

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the factors that promoted international trade along the east African coast

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When Seyid Said took control of Zanzibar, he encouraged foreign traders to trade with Zanzibar in order to develop new markets for products from the East African mainland. He strived to attract Indian money lenders (Banyans) to come and settle in Zanzibar, which increased the volume of trade in east Africa. the factors that promoted …

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FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPEMNT OF HONGKONG

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The location of the city on a defensive site. Hong Kong is located on an island on the east of China in the south china sea off the mainland. This location made it well sheltered from any possible evasion and also made it easily defendable in the event of any attack. The presence of deep …

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EFFECTS OF THE SOWETO UP RISING

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It sparked off national wide rebellions in South Africa. A lot of lives were lost in the street riots that lasted for 8days Led to the arrest of Steve Biko on 18 August 1977 andlater secretly killed on 2nd September 1977. A lot of property was destroyed as the burned white cars,schools, buildings. Some whites …

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how muscles cause movement of the human arm

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the muscles which bring about these movements are called biceps and triceps biceps are attached to scapula and radius for bendingtriceps are attached to scapula, humerus and ulna for stretchingwhen the biceps contracts, it pulls the radius (forearm) and the hand bends the triceps relaxes at the same time when the triceps contracts and biceps …

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Uses and dangers of sun

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THE SUN The sun is the main natural source of light. Uses of the sun 1.    Sunlight gives us light. 2.    Plants use sunlight energy to make their own food. 3.    The sun is a source of vitamin D. 4.    We get solar energy from the sun. 5.    The sun is important in rain formation. …

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uses and dangers of wind

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WIND Wind is moving air. Uses of   wind 1.    Wind is use to run boats. 2.    Wind   is used to run machines e.g. windmills 3.    Wind is used for winnowing. 4.    Wind dries our clothing. 5.    Wind helps in pollination 6.    Wind helps in seed dispersal Dangers of wind 1.    Strong wind blows off roofs …

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