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Governor Wanga defends demolition of animal feeds factory

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga operating an excavator during the groundbreaking ceremony of the new county headquarters in Homa Bay town West Ward on May 31, 2024. [James Omoro, Standard]

Controversy surrounds the decision by Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga to construct the county headquarters at a site that had been earmarked for the construction of a factory.

Yesterday, Governor Wanga's administration defended the decision and claimed that the site was not suitable for the construction of animal feeds because it lies next to Kabunde Airstrip.

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