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Watchmakers run out of time

Lamech Onyango, a watch smith along Oginga Odinga street in Kisumu county. He has been in the business for the last 30 years. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Seated at his shop along Oginga Odinga Street in Kisumu, Lamech Onyango is busy bringing life to a 19th-century wristwatch.

Most of the watches and clocks Onyango has been working on over the years have become rare antiques.

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