(i) The short rail and road connection between Nairobi and Thika provides cheaper movement of goods and services for the industries in Thika.
(ii) Nairobi provides a ready or large market for the manufactured goods from Thika.
(iii) Nairobi provides some inputs required by the industries in Thika.
(iv) There is industrial interdependence among the industries in Nairobi and Thika.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 22, 2017 at 07:11
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