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Truck drivers cause snarl-up on Mombasa highway to protest graft claims

Traffic was disrupted at Mlolongo along Mombasa road Monday during a protest by truck drivers over alleged corruption and closure of access roads.

The protests by the drivers in the sand transport business, who operate between Machakos town and Mlolongo, caused a major traffic snarl-up that lasted for four hours. Police dispersed the protesters by lobbing tear gas canisters at them.

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