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Towns where Kenyan goods disappeared from the shelves

By Adow Jubat and Boniface Ongeri

After Somalia plunged into anarchy in 1991, militia established territories and decentralised cross border trade. This gave way to numerous unofficial entry points on the expansive border.

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