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Charcoal traders accuse police of extortion and harassment

Bags of charcoal from Southern Sudan ready to be transported to other towns. [Photo by Ignatius Odanga/Standard]

Charcoal traders at the Busia border yesterday protested against what they termed as police harassment and extortion.

The traders claimed they were being made to bribe police officers manning roadblocks despite paying taxes and being cleared by the Kenya Revenue Authority to import the commodity from Gulu in southern Sudan through Uganda.

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