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Swelling population hinders growth of colonial farming town

A woman works in the refilling of a road in Kitale town on Saturday, March 07, 2020. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Kitale is a scenic urban settlement with fair weather around the year that has drawn many settlers over the years.

The town on the western fringes of the Rift Valley is surrounded by lush farmland and has been known as a robust trading town due to the rich agricultural produce in its mother county, Trans Nzoia.

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