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How western Kenya towns became relics of loss and poverty

Webuye Pan-paper that president Uhuru Kenyatta toured to see its revival progress and its still on its knee. More than 2,000 workers lost their jobs when the company closed. [Duncan Ocholla]

Started in 1848, Malakisi is arguably the oldest town in western Kenya and among the first industrial centres in the region.

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