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Lake region closes in on bloc dream as law demand is met

The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) is set to become the first legal entity of its kind after it met minimum constitutional threshold last week.

On Friday, Busia County became the sixth of the 14 member counties to ratify the Lake Region Economic Bloc Act which creates the economic zone, marking the final stage of legalising the bloc.

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