Question

A recent economic survey showed a very big gap between the rich and the poor in Kenya Explain any five factors that could have led to this disparity in income distribution among individuals in Kenya

Answer 1

1. Differences in talents – those endowed with some talents e.g atheletes, professional footballers, artistes, tend to earn higher income
2. Corruption has led to a few individuals being rich at the expense of others
3. Differences in access to quality education
4. inheritance
5. skewed economic policies that perpetuate the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.