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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