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West Pokot commuters stranded for third day as floods cut off region

Truck drivers who spent three days on the road say the government should repair the main bridge that was destroyed last year.

Hundreds of travelers spent the night in the cold for the third day in Ortum area, West Pokot county, after heavy rains destroyed sections of the Kitale-Lodwar highway, the only road link in the region.

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