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The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) Managing Director Wycliffe Ochiaga (in a reflector jacket) drives a rice harvesting machine to mark the launch of rice harvesting at Ondago Swamp in Karachuonyo Constituency. [James Omoro, Standard]
Hundreds of farmers in Karachuonyo Constituency can now breathe a sigh of relief after an initiative began to turn an idle swamp into a rice farm.
Ondago Swamp, one of the largest swamps in Homa Bay County, has been idle since time immemorial.
Residents say they had never seen any agricultural activity undertaken in the swamp.
