Its recent development, which are also fascinating, are the result of Isaka dry port and mining activities which have been going on for quite some time now.

Also manufacturing activities are now part of the town which is already connected to 2010 water project from Lake Victoria which for decades was one of the problems the people of Kahama were facing.

It has now grown to the extent it is connected to all Kahama wards of Nyihogo, Malunga, Shunu, Nyahanga, Igomelo, Nyakato, Mbulu, Bukondamoyo, Mhungulamwime, Majengo, Nyashimbi which made the urbanized area to grow rapidly.

Paved Trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwanda border passes through Kahama Urban District from east to west.

For the use of air travel Kahama is not behind there have been flights at least 3 times a week to Dar es Salaam.