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The timber shops housed stores and retail shops. [File, Standard]
Traders at Makimeny Trading Centre in Chepalungu, Bomet County, are counting significant losses after a devastating fire engulfed their shops.
The congested and poorly planned centre is home to hundreds of small-scale traders who deal in groceries, textiles, food stalls, M-Pesa outlets, second-hand clothes, butcheries, as well as retail and wholesale businesses.
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