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Forgotten 'palace' where spirit of the great chief of Yimbo rests

The popular shrine Bur Dimo in Misori village, Siaya County. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

A weather-beaten and neglected hut standing on more than three acres of land is all that remains in Misori village.

What now stands in the middle of the compound is a big tree. The place, known as Bur Dimo (Dimo's cave) was the home of the once powerful chiefdom in the present Yimbo.

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