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Kisumu contemplates using private homes to house Africities delegates

UCLG-Africa Secretary General Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi (left) and Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o join Africa Genre group in a dance in Kisumu (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

KISUMU, KENYA: The hotel industry in Kisumu may be forced to put up 6, 000 more hotel rooms if the city has to solely host the 2021 Africities Conference.

This revelation comes amid reports that the city has a bed capacity of 4, 000, against the over 10, 000 delegates expected to attend the continental fete set for November 2021.

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