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Report links illegal sandalwood trade to banditry, blames Uganda

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Baringo KWS Senior Warden Kenneth Nashuu inspects recovered sandalwood at the Kabarnet Police Station on October 28, 2015. [File, Standard]

Uganda has been cited as a gateway for sandalwood smugglers.

A new report has also linked local security agencies to banditry in the Rift Valley.

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