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Bleaching soaps, creams and shisha top seized at JKIA

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Some of the prohibited items at the JKIA. [Standard]

The number of Kenyans yearning to have lighter skins and smooth faces using unsafe soaps and creams could be on the rise.

This follows the rise in banned skin lightening soaps and creams being intercepted from passengers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

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