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Money launderers having a field day in Kenya
By Dann Okoth

The country is again at the centre of attention because of money laundering.

This comes on the heels of the controversy over narcotics trafficking involving high-ranking Government officials and politicians whose sources of unexplained wealth have raised eyebrows.
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Al-Shabaab threats stall Kenya-Somalia border trade
By Boniface Ongeri

Sulub Ahmed regarded an entry point on the Kenyan-Somalia border as his ‘farm’ while the State viewed it as a goldfield.

The more than 800km border stretch buzzes with lucrative trade involving second hand cars, spare parts, petroleum, textiles, electronics, foodstuffs, construction materials and satellite dishes and other imports from the war-torn Somalia.
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