[iStockphoto]Chwele town in Kabuchai Constituency is regarded as one of fastest growing and richest urban centres in western Kenya by many standards. Located 20km north of Bungoma town, Chwele harbours what is listed as Kenya’s second-largest open-air market after Karatina in Nyeri in terms of volume of goods. But traders lament that despite all this wealth and revenue the county collects, the town has no single commercial bank. “We have no bank to serve this market and the town at large. Shoppers in the town also have no luxury to enjoy one-stop shopping as this rich town also lacks supermarkets.

Source: Standard Digital April 19, 2022 04:01 UTC