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Major works underway as Bondo gears up for municipality status

A road in Bondo town being carpeted. [Isaiah Gwengi]

Bondo, one of the six most populous sub-counties in Siaya County, has embarked on a series of infrastructure projects as it seeks an upgrade to municipality status.

Located 64 kilometres West of Kisumu, Bondo was established in the early 1920s as a market centre, with its entire economy revolving around the sale of fish from Lake Victoria. 

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