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Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Brookside Dairy products at a supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

In the hope of winning the favours of former president Uhuru Kenyatta, Rigathi Gachagua is trying to encourage the government to reauthorise exports from the Ugandan subsidiary of the Kenyatta family firm, Brookside Dairy, to Kenya. [...]

Published on 06/09/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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