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Senate report uncovers market decay and mismanagement in Vihiga

President William Ruto with Mama Mboga Pretronila Karugani during the launch of the construction of the Luanda Modern Market in Vihiga County that will accommodate more than 2,000 traders.[PCS]

A Senate probe has painted a grim picture of the state of markets in Vihiga County, exposing widespread infrastructural decay, insecurity, sanitation failures, and deep-seated frustration among traders.

The findings are contained in a report by the Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, which visited the county following a petition by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi

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