East Africa hit by new round of trade disputes

A man pick sugar at a supermarket in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Traders have stepped up imports from Uganda and the cross-border trade is expected to rise as maize prices in the neighbouring country dropped to Ksh16 (about Tsh320) a kilogramme compared to Kenya’s average cost of Ksh51.47 (about Sh1,030).