Tuesday 22 January 2008

Trucks Targeted By Kenyan Poll Rioters

From The Monitor, Kampala, Uganda
By George Ramadhan in Mwanza

THE political turmoil in Kenya has acquired a new turn in relation to regional trade. Reports indicate that only Tanzanian trucks are accorded safe passage in Kenya while those from Uganda are reportedly set on fire or subjected to numerous snags.

Some businessmen whose cargo trucks were in Kenya both before and after the general elections, said at the Tanzanian port of Mwanza over the weekend, that their vehicles managed to return to the country unhindered, while those heading for Uganda underwent turbulent and dangerous incidents.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/200801220237.html


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