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More than 2,000 Ugandan traders return from Kenya through Busia border after Kenyan directive

Humanitarian & Crises Single source Busia Sep 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

According to Busia District LC V Chairperson John Charles Namayindi, more than 2,000 Ugandans affected by Kenya's directive on foreign small-scale traders had crossed back into Uganda since Sunday. URN reporters at the Busia One Stop Border Post found returnees on Tuesday, some of whom said they had abandoned businesses and goods. Bukholi Island MP Peter Okeyoh said authorities in the eastern region were monitoring the border.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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