Chicken abattoir in Bungoma roars back to life after five years

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To residents of Bungoma County, when you mention Chwele Chicken slaughterhouse, it evokes memories of the Sh100,000 wheelbarrow saga. The slaughterhouse got 10 wheelbarrows at a cost of 109,300 each. The project that cost Sh40 million was riddled with graft allegations at the onset, but the idea is gaining traction and with a new strategic partner things are looking up. When it was sta...

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