The role of commercial motorcycles in alleviating poverty in rural areas: a case study of Laikipia East Sub-County, Kenya

Q3 Social Sciences

World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research Pub Date : 2017-03-10 DOI:10.1504/WRITR.2017.10003668

F. M. Karema, E. Irandu, J. Moronge

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Abstract

The study examined the contribution of commercial motorcycles in alleviating poverty in rural areas with specific reference to Laikipia East Sub-County, Kenya. The specific objective of the study was: to examine the contribution of commercial motorcycles in poverty alleviation in Laikipia East Sub-County. The hypothesis tested was "there is no significant difference between previous employment and commercial motorcycles contribution to poverty alleviation in Laikipia East Sub-County". Questionnaire survey was administered to 66 respondents. Thorough literature search and review as well as field observations were used. Data was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive analysis included frequency counts, tables, bar graphs, pie-charts and percentages. The Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis. The study found out that commercial motorcycle contributes 10% towards poverty alleviation in Laikipia East Sub-County, and that key activities which had come up as result of commercial motorcycle ridership generated gainful employment. The study recommended that the county government should: rehabilitate the roads and construct motorcycle lanes; train and emphasise on best practices on motorcycle operations; and, establish well updated and accurate data base on commercial motorcycle activities to enhance their contribution to poverty alleviation and sustainability.

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商业摩托车在减轻农村地区贫困方面的作用:肯尼亚莱基皮亚东部副县的案例研究

该研究审查了商业摩托车在减轻农村地区贫困方面的贡献，具体涉及肯尼亚莱基皮亚东部副县。研究的具体目的是:考察商业摩托车在莱基皮亚东副县扶贫中的贡献。检验的假设是“在莱基皮亚东副县，以前就业与商业摩托车对扶贫的贡献没有显著差异”。对66名受访者进行问卷调查。采用了深入的文献检索和综述以及实地观察。使用描述性和推断性统计对数据进行分析。描述性分析包括频率计数、表格、条形图、饼图和百分比。采用Spearman等级相关系数对假设进行检验。研究发现，商业摩托车对莱基皮亚东副县的扶贫贡献了10%，而且由于商业摩托车的使用而产生的关键活动产生了有酬就业。研究建议县政府应:修复道路，建设摩托车道;培训和强调摩托车操作的最佳实践;并建立关于商业摩托车活动的最新和准确的数据库，以加强它们对减轻贫穷和可持续发展的贡献。

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World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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