- Mineral exports earn Kenya foreign exchange.
- Mining is a source of employment to many people.
- It has led to the growth of towns e.g. Magadi.
- It has led to the establishment of industries that use minerals as their raw
materials.
- Availability of minerals saves the country`s foreign exchange that could
have been used to import them.
- Mining has led to the development of social services like schools ,
hospitals and sports facilities in the mining areas.
- Mining is a source of revenue to the government since the mining
companies pay taxes to the government.
- It has led to the development of transport links of infrastructure.
- Mining has led to the improvement of the standards of living of people
working in the mines and mineral – related industries.
marto answered the question on March 18, 2019 at 11:52