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Unease as Western Kenya left out of Handshake billions

By Eric Abuga and John Shilitsa | Jun. 7, 2021

**Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi.** [Courtesy, Standard]

There are growing murmurs in some Western Kenya counties of being sidelined in the Handshake projects despite overwhelmingly backing ODM leader Raila Odinga in past elections and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.

The unease, mostly in the four former Western Province counties and Gusii region, deepened when Raila together with Uhuru launched a host of development projects in Kisumu and Siaya last week. The two are also slated to commission more projects in August.

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