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Human smugglers turn eastern Kenya into a hub

They sneak Ethiopians into Kenya at the Moyale border and transport them to Nairobi via Isiolo. But the final destination is always in South Africa or Europe, writes ALI ABDI

Amid promises of high life in South Africa, Estepheno Haile, an Ethiopian, sold all his earthly possession to raise money to pay smugglers to take him to South Africa.

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