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100 Kisumu residents left homeless after boda boda riders burn houses

A firefighter battles a blaze at Kaloleni estate following the attack by boda boda riders. [photo: Denish Ochieng, Standard]

At least 100 people were left homeless on Sunday after 28 houses were set ablaze by rioting boda boda operators in Kaloleni, Kisumu.

The motorcyclists were on a revenge mission following an attack on three of their colleagues, whose motorcycles were burnt in the slum on Saturday night.

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