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Chwele trading centre in Bungoma County on January 27, 2015. The centre has no bank.

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Chwele, the rich Bungoma town still begging for a bank

Nation Media Group journalist Brian Ojamaa

By  Brian Ojamaa

Reporter

Nation Media Group

Chwele town in Kabuchai constituency in Bungoma County is a rich town by many standards.

It is home to what is billed as Kenya’s second largest open-air market, only rivalled in size and volume of goods by the Karatina market in Nyeri.

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