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Rickety canoe that means 'life or death' for residents crossing river

Emmanuel Mbalasi ferries his passengers using a boat across the river Isiukhu. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The deep, twenty-foot wide river Isiukhu separates Shitaho and Mundulu villages in Kakamega County.

There are no footbridge linkages between the two villages thus, anyone seeking to cross from Shitaho to Mundulu and vice versa must do so using a canoe that has seen better days.

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