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How coffee cartels from Uganda are minting millions from Kenyan coffee

How coffee cartels from Uganda are minting millions from Kenyan coffee

It is 7.30pm on a Saturday at Bumbo market in Uganda, barely 3km from the Kenyan border at Lwakhakha.

Lorries, pickups and motorcycles have flooded the market. The passengers are sitting on huge sacks.

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