1. Mining – Some settlement are situated where there are mining activities e.g Magadi,
2. Agriculture – Some settlements started as collecting centres for Agricultural produce and later grew into big towns e.g.
Nakuru,
3. Transport line - Roads junction and railways have led to urban centres e.g Nanyuki
4. Trade – markets centres come up where there is trading activities with increase in people the market centres grew to become
big urban centres e.g. Thika
5. Industrial activities – Concentration of various manufacturing and processing industries have contributed to the
development of urban centres e.g. Thika, Juja
6. Tourism – The growth for development of some urban centres along the coast of Kenya is mainly attributed to tourism
activities e.g. Ukunda, Malindi
johnmulu answered the question on January 14, 2017 at 07:07
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