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Pain of Kenyans living on the border in getting identity cards

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Yassin Mukonge, a Kenyan citizen born in Uganda, during an Interview with The Standard at his workplace in Busia town. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

The camaraderie one encounters at Busia market masks a deeper sense of frustration.

For many small-scale traders, acquiring a Kenyan national identity card is an endless nightmare. The inability to secure this vital national document has deprived them of government services.

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