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Economy of Thika


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Thika is externally serviced by a dual carriage way to Nairobi (currently been expanded into an eight-lane superhighway with a completion date of April 2012), a highway to Garissa & the rest of Northeast Kenya, a highway to the Central highlands and also a railway line (with plans to add a passenger light rail to Nairobi). Internally, the town has a well-maintained road network. The main economic activities of the town include agricultural processing, particularly in horticulture & pineapple (exports mainly to Europe), coffee (exports mainly to the USA and Europe), cooking oils( rest of Kenya and Eastern Africa) & animal feed processing. Other industries include textile (cotton), macadamia nuts, wheat, tannery, motor vehicle assemblies, cigarette manufacturing, bakeries, packaging & industrial chemicals. About one hundred small scale industries and about twenty major factories exist in and around the town. The service sector is also well represented with the growth & establishment of a number of educational & financial institutions. Thika is currently home or close to three universities, tens of middle level colleges, hundreds of secondary and primary schools & dozens of financial institutions.

Thika also has a bustling nightlife, modern recreational centres & significant retail trading operations. The growth of greater Nairobi region and improved infrastructure & services has also led to new residential estates.

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