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Once a battlefield, Kainuk town now a booming business centre

Stretch of Kainuk town in Turkana County. [Rashid Lorogoi, Standard]

Kainuk town in Turkana South lies at the border of Turkana and West Pokot counties. For years, it has been known as a battlefield between the Pokot and Turkana communities.

For motorists and travellers plying the Kitale-Lodwar highway, crossing Kainuk bridge was a dreaded affair as bandits staged sporadic attacks that claimed lives and left many innocent people with injuries.

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