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Kenyan traders suffer heavy losses in South Africa anti-immigrant violence

A man holds a placard as he and others attend a silent vigil against xenophobia, held at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on April 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO | STEFAN HEUNIS

What you need to know:

  • Ms Kamau said several Kenyans living in areas affected by the violence have fled their homes.
  • Ms Kamau urged those living in the mineral-rich country to come forth and register themselves with the mission.

Kenyan traders based in South Africa have lost property worth millions following anti-migrant attacks that have rocked several cities.

Kenya's ambassador to South Africa, Jean Njeri Kamau, said on Tuesday that several businesses owned by Kenyan nationals in the hotbeds of the attacks on foreigners had been looted and those spared closed down.