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Trader lose property worth millions as locals set business empire ablaze

A vehicle belonging to the trader burns after a mob that set it ablaze accused him of being connected to motorcycle theft. [Peter Muthomi, Standard]

A trader lost property worth millions of shillings when residents torched his business over the weekend.

The businessman and his family escaped death as police whisked them away from the mob, which accused him of engaging in illegal business.

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