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Report: State agencies a bane of women traders

Woman selling cabbages at Migori open-air market on March 31, 2020. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Harassment, corruption, and heavy taxes are pushing millions of women traders to operate under the radar, a new report says.

The report by MicroSave Consulting (MSC) says women traders prefer to evade authorities or pay a temporary fee rather than get a permanent licence.

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