March 2, 1894.
Kisumu City.
"Today, a total of fourteen cars were counted, along with a large amount of cargo, mainly consisting of industrial products. This shipment will be sent to Jima City and then exported to the Abyssinian Empire."
At the Kisumu Railway Station, brand new cars built by the Mombasa Automobile Manufacturing Plant arrived in Kisumu City yesterday. Mombasa is currently the only city in the northern industrial belt with the capability for complete vehicle manufacturing.
Cities such as Kisumu and Nairobi in the northern industrial belt are only responsible for producing some auto parts, which are then shipped by rail to Mombasa for assembly.
East Africa's current automobile industry has formed five centers: Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, Harare, and Bulawayo. In addition, after Ernst's last inspection, the automobile industry in the planned New Frankfurt City may become the sixth automobile production city in East Africa.
