Traders smuggle goods from war-torn Somalia despite KDF presence

Isiolo, Kenya: Unscrupulous traders have now turned to smuggle foodstuff through the porous borders of war-torn Somalia and Ethiopia to benefit from Kenya's high cost of basic goods.

Impeccable sources from security personnel including officers from Customs, police, administration and Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) told the Standard last evening that the rogue traders in cahoots with their counterparts in Somalia and Ethiopia have engaged in the business bringing in foodstuff, petroleum goods, electronics and textile for some months.