The effects of Uganda-railway construction
Answer Text: The effects of Uganda-railway construction.a) It led to development of European settler farming in order to make the railway pay for its construction.b) There was rampant land alienation. The colonial government alienated African land for railway construction forcing communities like the Maasai and Nandi to move into reserves.c) There was rise of wage labour for the railway and later for the settler farmers.d) It led to growth of urban centres along the railway line e.g. Nairobi.e) Railway construction promoted economic growth of the East African region. This is because farm produce and other commercial products could easily reach market.f) It led to rise of large Asian settlement since many Indians were employed as railway workers. This Asians boosted trade in east Africa.g) It led to transfer of the administrative capital from Mombasa in 1905 to Nairobi.
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