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Mandera County pays the economic cost of Somali border closure

Monday, June 25, 2018 — updated on December 27, 2020 - 5 min read

Security teams inspect the security fencing of Kenya Somalia border on February 21, 2017. FILE PHOTO | NMG

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When Kenya closed its border with Somalia in 2014, most Mandera County residents thought it was a short-term measure to curb Shabaab terror attacks.

This, however, was not to be the case.

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