Positive effects of urbanization during the colonial period
Answer Text: Positive effects of urbanization during the colonial period.a) It promoted interaction between people of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, who exchanged ideas and experiences.b) Urbanization promoted national integration and instilled a sense of nationhood among Kenyans.c) The welfare associations formed by Africans in urban areas, like the Bara Association in Mombasa for all hinterland people.d) Through sporting and cultural activities that took place in towns, relationships between different ethnic groups and races were cemented.e) Many Africans benefitted from the numerous employment opportunities as shoe shiners and repairers, charcoal sellers, hawking in industries and in European homes.
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