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Toys, drones: Kenyans clog JKIA customs

A Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Officer and his dog search through luggage at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on March 9, 2016. [Cyrus Ombati]

The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s storage at Customs is running out because Kenyans have been depositing imports that are prohibited in the country. These include drones, firearms, shisha contraptions and sex toys.

Although it’s understandable why the first two items would be prohibited, it is unclear why the latter two shouldn’t be allowed into the country. And it’s even more confusing about the kind of documentation needed to clear them.

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