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Yala residents don't want Dominion Farms to close

Squatters from Yala Swamp in Usenge, Siaya County protest against displacement by an investor. (Photo: Denish Ochieng’/Standard)

Several residents of the Yala swamp region have defended an American investor who is embroiled in a spat with local politicians after he accused ODM leader Raila Odinga of attempting to extort money from him.

Those living around the area, where Dominion Farms, owned by American Calvin Bergess, are set up, said that although the company had reneged on some of its promises, it had improved their lives and should not leave. 

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