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The fall of Ofafa memorial hall, Luo nation’s head office

Business premises at the Ofafa Memorial Hall in Kisumu. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

In its heyday, Ofafa Memorial Hall and compound in Kisumu town was the headquarters of the Luo nation.

Built from contributions from the Luo nation across East Africa before independence under patronage Kenya’s political icon, Jaroamogi Oginga Odinga, the hall buzzed with culture, history and politics for decades.

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