Kenya ships Sh8bn gold to Dubai amid smuggling link

 Artisanal gold miners work at one of the mining sites in Macalder on October 7, 2021.

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Kenya recorded an unusual spike in the value of gold exports in the three months ending June amid reports that the country is emerging as a transit hub for smuggled gold from other African countries.

The country exported 1,217.79 kilogrammes of gold to Dubai in that period, data collated by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show, earning Sh8.19 billion.

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