Busia Border Stories

Kenya, Uganda sign deal to ease movement of goods and people at border points
Kenya, Uganda sign deal to ease movement of goods and people at border points
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

The Malaba and Busia border crossings are among the busiest in East Africa, linking Kenya with Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, and other regional markets...

Kenyan potato traders stuck at border as Uganda enforces new tax policy
Kenyan potato traders stuck at border as Uganda enforces new tax policy
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 18, 2024

The implementation of the tax, according to importers and clearing agents, was "hurried" and "too high" for them.

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