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‘Fishing gear people’ of Kisumu going strong after more than 100 years in business
John Miraly at their shop: The Miralys have operated in Kisumu for more than a century. Photo/Jacob Owiti
It is incomplete to talk about the history of Kisumu without mentioning Monasa Nets Kenya Limited, the family business that spans three generations in Kisumu City.
From a wooden shack selling fishing lines on the shores of Kisumu (then Port Florence) in 1900, the family business has grown to become the largest distributor of fishing gear and marine safety equipment in the Great Lakes region.
