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Falling Kenya shilling forces Ugandans to shop across border ahead of Christmas

By David Awori Hundreds of Ugandans are currently crossing the Busia border into Kenya to buy cheap goods, especially textiles, ahead of Christmas. Mr David Basalirwa, a trader and resident of Bugiri District, says he prefers to buy textiles from Kenya because they are cheap compared to buying them in Iganga District and other Ugandan towns. “I buy many clothes in Kenya with KShs1,000 (about Shs24,000), yet with the same money in Uganda, I will only buy one cloth,” Mr Basalirwa said on Tuesday, adding that because the clothes in Kenya are cheap, he is able to get good profit after selling in Uganda. The latest development is in sharp contrast to the past, where Kenyans instead flocked to Uganda in droves […]

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