The trade has continued to thrive despite the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) imposing high fines and increasing surveillance at the border. When The Standard visited the Isebania border town last week, smugglers were busy sneaking goods through an illegal route a few metres away. Traders doing genuine business blamed the closure of the border for the increase of illegal trade which they said was hurting them economically. They accused the police manning the porous borders of being lax in the fight against illegal trade. However, Kuria West OCPD Clet Kimaiyo said he had not received any reports on officers soliciting money from traders smuggling goods.

Source: Standard Digital December 13, 2020 21:16 UTC