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3 unusual facts about Bungoma County


Bungoma County

The Bukusu have produced many prominent people that have served in the Kenyan public life among them the late Hon Wamalwa Kijana (former vice president), the late Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga (head of the Catholic Church in Kenya), the late Elijah Masinde (founder of Dini ya Musambwa), Sudi Namachanja (chief during colonial days), Luka Namulala (community fore teller), among others.

More recently community members now have MPs drawn from ODM, PNU,Ford-Kenya and New-Ford-Kenya.

The Bukusu who occupy much of the county are resilient and flamboyant people who stood up against British rule in the late 19th century.



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