Gujaratis Lose $1 Billion In Kenya's Violence
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February 4, 2008 at 11:04 AM
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| Indian businesses have suffered almost $1 billion in damages in Kenya's ongoing ethnic violence. Business establishments owned by Indians were looted and destroyed by rioters, particularly in Kisumu, which has almost 5,000 Indians. As many as 100 Indian stores were looted and set ablaze, according to Hitesh Patel, a Kenyan citizen, whose shop was among those destroyed by rioters. "Only five to seven shops that sell hardware and things other than eatables survived the attacks," said Patel. Indian shops in Nairobi also were targeted by rioters. Kenya witnessed one of its worst riots after president Mwai Kibaki of Party of National Unity was declared winner in the recent elections. Supporters of the opposition party Orange Democratic Movement candidate Raila Odinga launched protest alleging that the polls were rigged. |
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