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Business-savvy man who 'breathed life' into sleepy, bushy Osere town

Albino Osere points to some of the shops he built at Osere City in Malaba, Busia county. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

About three kilometers from Malaba town along the Angurai road, motorists and pedestrians have a clear view of the road sign that reads Osere City.

A few meters past the sign lies a dilapidated mud-walled house that gave birth to the city. Located in Teso North, Busia County, Osere is not your conventional city, whose skyline is defined by skyscrapers, street lights, boulevards and a string of glass-fronted shops.

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