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Impact of local government in the colonial administration

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Impact of Local government in the colonial administration
a) It exploited local resources and initiated development.
b) It created a link between the central government and the local people.
c) It helped maintain law and order using the small police force set up in 1896.
d) It promoted infrastructural development and general welfare of Africans. It used the levied taxes to improve social services such as schools and hospitals.
e) It helped in the arbitration of African disputes through the District African Courts. E.g, Land disputes were settled by the LNCs.