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Shinyalu residents demand cash to pave way for airstrip expansion

KAA spent Sh174m on the renovation of the Kakamega Airstrip. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

At least 80 families living around the newly opened Kakamega Airstrip in Shinyalu have opposed plans to be resettled on government land.

Speaking at a public participation session at the Lwanda Secondary, they said they want money to move instead of being resettled at Senyende on government-owned land.

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