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Sikhs mark 100 years in Kisumu despite statue damage

Members of the Sikh community during their centenary celebrations in Kisumu town, Tuesday. [PHOTOS: JOE OMBUOR/STANDARD]

By JOE OMBUOR

KISUMU COUNTY: Kisumu residents, who recently brought down a religious monument erected in the centre of the lakeside city, claiming it was satanic, were overawed by the colour, splendour and solemnity rolled out by members of the Sikh community celebrating 100 years of the Siri Guru Singh Sabha Temple in commemoration of which the damaged monument was built.

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