Top 10 Counties With High HIV Rate In Kenya 2023
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Busia
Busia Town is known as the gateway to East and Central Africa because it is a border sub-county. It’s the most Economically active sub county with Busia town as the largest municipality. Cross border Trading is the most dominant economic activity in this Sub country because of the Kenya-Uganda border.
Busia is a town in Kenya. It is the capital and largest town of Busia County. Wikipedia
Elevation: 1,227 m
Climate: Af
Busia is inhabited by the Luhya tribe of Kenya and the Teso of Kenya, and small groups of the Luo. The Luhya communities include the Abakhayo, Marachi, Samia and Abanyala communities.
The towns of Busia, Kenya and Busia, Uganda are very busy border towns on Kenya’s border with Uganda. The towns of Malaba, Kenya and Malaba, Uganda, approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) to the north,[6] along with the Busia megalopolis account for the bulk of trade and human traffic between the two East African Community countries.[7]
It is expected that in May 2016, the construction of a one-stop-border-crossing between Busia, Kenya and Busia, Uganda will conclude.[8] The construction on the Uganda side was completed in May 2016, and that on the Kenya side concluded in July 2017. The common upgraded border crossing is expected to be commissioned on Saturday 24 February 2018, jointly by presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.[9]
In 2021 it was reported that large quantities of Ugandan sugar were being smuggled into Kenya through Busia. Sugar in Kenya was more expensive but the failure of Kenyan sugar production meant that sugar could achieve an even high price.[10]