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Travelling to and out of Mandera is dangerous, costly

Police van

This file photo shows what remained of a police car after an ambush by Shabaab militants along Elwak-Lafey road in Mandera County.

Photo credit: File I Nation Media Group

By  Manase Otsialo

Correspondent

James Mwai left Chaka in Nyeri County in 2010 to look after his family, travelling back to his village from Mandera every two months.

Once in Mandera, Mwai moved to the quarries where mining was a lucrative venture due to the high returns.

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