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Flood victims blame unfinished project

The families displaced by floods camp at Simbi Kogembo Dispensary in Central Karachuonyo location, Karachuonyo Constituency. [James Omoro, Standard]

A Sh6 billion irrigation project in Homa Bay County has been blamed for flooding, which has forced 200 families out of their homes.

The families that hail from a number of villages in Central Karachuonyo location, Karachuonyo Constituency left their homes on Monday morning after heavy rains pounded the area causing River Awach to burst its banks.

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