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feet because of inadequate cotton supplies and few people have embraced cotton farming. Within
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which passes through the town. The collapse of Webuye paper mills and the struggling Nzoia Sugar
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Kalenjin community. The Bong'omek community inhabited the now know Bungoma as they were only ones who were capable to live in there. There were many diseases and because Bong'om were wiser (ng'om) they were able to Servive to there.
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Company Ltd. Early businesses were supported by the
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1354:Categories
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1047:Kapenguria
953:Athi River
920:West Pokot
864:Tana River
378:References
350:Ford-Kenya
193:Population
130:34°34′00″E
127:00°34′00″N
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1102:Kitengela
948:(capital)
935:and towns
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664:Kirinyaga
224:Area code
207:Time zone
185:Elevation
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1257:Ol Kalou
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1167:Marsabit
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1018:Kabarnet
1003:Homa Bay
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720:Machakos
704:Laikipia
632:Kakamega
608:Homa Bay
488:Mukhwana
363:See also
316:Overview
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1324:00°34′N
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1232:Nanyuki
1227:Namanga
1182:Mombasa
1162:Maralal
1157:Mandera
1152:Malindi
1147:Makindu
1072:Kibwezi
1057:Kericho
1023:Kajiado
993:Garissa
983:Eldoret
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944:Nairobi
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816:Nyamira
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155:Country
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402:26 May
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255:Kenya
212:UTC+3
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