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Kin break into song, dance as man who left 50 years ago returns

Song and dance after Joseph Odongo (centre) returned home after disappearing for 50 years without a trace. [James Omoro, Standard]

When Joseph Odongo left his home in West Kanyada location in Homa Bay in 1973, his relatives did not expect him to disappear without a trace for 50 years.

After five decades, Odongo's family had assumed that their kin was long deceased. He was only 30 years old when he disappeared, and the majority of his relatives had not yet been born.

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