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Fish worth Sh200 million rots in Busia over Kenya-Uganda row

Irate fish exporters address the press in Busia town on November 8, 2021. Fish valued at Sh200million destined for DRC now rotting in Busia stores over Kenya-Uganda trade bottlenecks. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Kenyan traders are counting losses after Ugandan authorities blocked them from transporting their fish to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through their territory.

The traders said their salted fish, with a total value of Sh200 million, has started rotting in stores at the Busia border after Uganda’s Fisheries Protection Unit banned them from stepping foot in the country.

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