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Workers load goods into a ship destined for Jinja in Uganda from Kisumu Port. Tough laws are impeding maritime trade between Kenya and Uganda. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Three weeks ago, four trucks ferrying fish from Kenya to Democratic Republic of Congo were impounded by Uganda Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU).
According to FPU, the no-nonsense Ugandan entity that patrols Lake Victoria waters, the fish was worth Sh50 million (Sh1.5 billion Uganda shillings). It was seized at the Mpondwe border.
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