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Questions as another fire incident leaves Kibuye traders counting loses

A picture of Kibuye market stalls. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

KISUMU, KENYA: Traders in Kisumu are counting losses estimated at millions after fire razed down part of Kibuye market on Wednesday night.

The 8 pm inferno is one of the many that has affected the large open air market whose planned modernisation by the county government has also stalled as residents continue to raise questions over the cause of the fires.

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