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Traders hit hard in rebirth of Kisumu after demolitions

A bulldozer demolises Winmart market in Kisumu on August 14. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city is staring at sluggish economic growth and worsening unemployment following demolition of small scale business premises.

Business analysts now say the lakeside city, in the news because of the Sh3 billion port expansion, may take longer to recover following massive disruption of business.

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