Trader: How Sh761m capital went up in flames during October 29 riots

A looted shop in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO /COURTESY

Dar es Salaam. A Dar es Salaam businessman is counting heavy losses after his camera and electronics shop was completely looted and destroyed during the October 29 chaos, losing stock worth over Sh761 million.

The director of Zagamba Camera Shop in Magomeni Kagera, who requested anonymity for security reasons, said he received a phone call while at home informing him that there were riots near his shop.