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Ongwae faces rebellion as row over factory boils over

A resident, Ondieki Miroro, points at the boundary of Nyangweta Forest in Kisii County, on Wednesday. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

A plan to alienate a section of Nyangwenta Forest to put up a sugar factory has stirred a rebellion by locals and a group of professionals against the Kisii County Government.

The forest in South Mugirango is among the 13 in Kisii gazetted by the Government.

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