-Led to development of markets where sellers and buyers met regularly to transact business.
-Some traders amassed a lot of wealth and some rose to position of prominent.
-Allowed communities to acquire what they did not have.
-Foreign crops such as maize, bananas, pineapple, among others were introduced to the interior of Kenya.
-Led to intermarriage between Kenyan communities.
-Promoted cultural exchange, for example, dancing and language.
-Communities were able to socialize and know each other.