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Kisii: More than 2,000 Daraja Mbili traders to be moved

By Erick Abuga | 7yrs ago

Transport CAS Chris Obure at Daraja Mbili market in Kisii on April 29, 2019. [Sammy Omingo]

Traders at Daraja Mbili open-air market are set to relocate in the next two months after the completion of a Sh204 million modern market.

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