dc.description.abstract | This work sets out to study the impact the Pan
African Paper Mill has had on the rapid growth of
Webuye town. Since the establishment of the Pan
African Paper Mill in Webuye around 1971, the growth
of Webuye Town has been so rapid so that very few
towns in Kenya may indeed compare to it in its growth
rate.
.•..,, In examining this impact, the study takes a
historical approach, looking at Webuye's growth in
comparison with other centers in the same region with
the view to find out its growth trend and the impetus
for this. The study then examines the giowth of Webuye
town from the period of the inception of the Fun
African Paper Mills in 1971 in an attempt to ascertain
whether or not the town's rapid qrowt.h can be attributed
to the presence of the Pan African Paper Mill.
The findings reveal that, economically, socially,
demographically and even ~hysically Webuye's growth
directly correlates with the establishment of the Pan
African Paper Mills. The findings also show that the
Pan African Paper Hill has b'E:~nresponsible for the
pollution effects observed in the town. Finally, this
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study recommends vCl.riousp~licy approaches through
which the various problems observed in the town may
be solved and on which the general_development of the
town should be based. | en |