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Reprieve as standoff over 'Mama Shop' container at Chepseon market resolved

Agriculture and Livestock Development Principal Secretary Paul Rono. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) have resolved an impasse surrounding the installation of shipping containers converted into grocery shops along the Kericho-Nakuru highway at Chepseon Market in Kipkelion East.

The dispute had arisen over concerns that the containers, dubbed “Mama Shops,” might encroach on the road reserve.

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