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Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, has defended the move by the national government to lease various sugar factories in Western and Nyanza region. Barasa says the move will revive the sugar sector in the country and help uplift the livelihoods of residents in the sugar belt region. This and other stories in our County News Round -up.
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County Stories I Kakamega Governor defends move by govt to lease various sugar factories
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