This will be a series of blogs trying to outline what I feel are economic indicators which can be used to reflect the situation on the ground in various sectors in the country.
First I must admit i am not a great traveler except on my way to and fro work. This is to blame for the killer instinct on observing the emerging trends and patterns whenever I have a chance to travel away from my travel comfort zone. I have thus (sadly) not been to the Eastern and North Eastern sides of the country which in turn means I have never been to the Coast. the areas i am well versed with are Nairobi, Central, Rift Valley , Nyanza and Western in that order of foot-printing.
The parameters which I feel reflect the situation on the ground in the transport sector include number of vehicles, traffic jams, condition and types of the vehicles, condition of the PSV drivers and conductors.
|On the number of vehicles and traffic Jams it comes that areas which are connected by Thika Road and Ngong road are the richest areas in Kenya. These areas include Mt Kenya region and the Maasailand as well emerging satellite towns such as Rongai, Kitengela and Ruiru. On the other hand it is a pity that in a single night only about 5 buses leave for Eldoret town from Nairobi! this shows that the Rift valley sleeping giant is not yet to embrace free flow of wealth.
On the parameter of condition and types of vehicles plying certain routes it comes that in Nairobi Westlands takes it while in the PSV sector Eastleigh, Lang'ata and Buruburu have well maintained and most pimped vehicles. these areas can thus be said to be well endowed. A look at Kibera matatus confirms the relative income hypothesis.
And that is just a cursory look.
Time for research
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