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Ofafa: Erasing memories of Kenya's liberation hero

Business premises at The Ofafa Memorial Hall in Kisumu.[Collins Oduor, Standard]

They have has lost their lustre. The mismatch extensions made of rusty corrugated iron sheets look like diseased limbs jutting out of the stone walls paint a picture of dereliction. This is Ofafa Jericho, which was once like the promised land to the upcoming Africans who were learning to be free after seven decades of servitude.

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