Nightmare for residents as war pushes up prices

WILLIAM OERI | Nation The Dobley Medical Centre in Somalia which was recaptured from the Al-Shabaab by the combined Kenya and Somalia forces. Despite cheering the campaign by the Kenya defence forces and their allies who are fighting the Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, communities living along the border are having a nightmare. They are feeling the pinch of the heightened war in which the armed forces are seeking to flush out the terrorist group. They are having sleepless nights as the war rages. They are having sleepless nights as the war rages. Prices of most foodstuff and other commodities have significantly gone up. Supplies such as sugar, rice, cooking fat and powdered milk that have been finding their way into Kenya through Kismayu, which is a free port. They come from the Middle East as well as Asia and Europe and they are usually sold cheaply. Even electronic goods and vehicles are normally cheaply available in border towns like Liboi in Garissa, Elwak in Mandera and Hulugho in Ijara district. Some of these goods are eventually smuggled into towns like Garissa, Mwingi, Thika and even Eastleigh and other areas in Nairobi. By Daily Nation

29 Oct 2011 by Yussuf 0 comments