OBBO: Give it up for the border people, Maasai markets

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When you travel through either the Kenya-Uganda Busia or Malaba border points, and you are not a regular in those parts, you will see something that might perplex you.

Because of the One Stop Border Point (OSBP), you have one crossing point. If you’ve done the paperwork for your car, you drive up to a boom gate, flash them, the barrier is raised, and you are in Uganda or Kenya.