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Ten reasons I may just retire to Kakamega town

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A boda boda rider transports household items at Egero area along Mumias- Kakamega Road. [File, Standard]

Kakamega (KK) is an innocent town. It is so homely that I should retire there. Why should I harbour such a dream when Nairobi is the magnet despite devolution being entrenched in the 2010 Constitution?

One, the town was once the headquarters of western province, like Nakuru, Embu or Garissa among others. It inherited some infrastructure that other towns miss.

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