Mufutu, Bungoma: What’s In A Name? How Mufutu Estate Came To Be – A Tale Of A Tree and The Birth Of A Town
By the 1962 census, Bungoma had a population of 1589. In the early eighties, this had swelled to circa 26,000. By then, starting in the late 60’s and early 70’s, the town’s residential spaces became increasingly stretched. This followed the Trade Licensing Act Number 63 of 1967 which led to Africanisation of trade. With expansion … Read more