Truckers trapped in ‘60km-long’ queues at Kenyan border
Kenyan finance minister Ukur Yatani says congestion will ease once the road project is completed, scheduled for 2022
26 November 2020 - 21:39
Busia — The queue of lorries snakes down the narrow tarmac road, stretching back as far as the eye can see on both sides of a sign that reads: “Welcome to Busia, the gateway to east and central Africa”.
Before Covid-19, Kenyan driver Joseph Kimani used to expect a five-hour wait to cross from there into Uganda with his cargo of diesel...
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