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Traders threaten to exit market as business dips

Kambi Somali market in Kakamega town where small scale traders were relocated into by the county government. [Mumo Munive, Standard]

Vegetables and fruit vendors at Kambi Somali market in Kakamega town are crying foul over loss of business.

This comes a few weeks after they were evicted from their roadside stalls on the western side of town. Unhappy with their leadership and that of the county government, they have threatened to abandon the market altogether. 

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