Jitters hit Kenyan cross-border traders as Uganda heads to the ballot Thursday

The posters of two most popular candidates for Uganda's Presidential election, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni (R) and Robert Kyagulanyi (L), aka Bobi Wine, the pop star-turned-opposition leader in Kampala, Uganda on January 4, 2021.

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Traders in Kenya are anticipating losses from supply chain disruptions in the next few days as Uganda heads to a General Election on Thursday, amid uncertainty in the wake of travel advisories issued by some Western nations, including the US.

Clearing and forwarding agents, transporters, and shippers remain cautious about movements of people and cargo along the Northern Corridor, given the neighbouring country’s previous elections were marred by violence.

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