Busia town

Busia town

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Busia is a town on the Kenya-Uganda border in Busia District, Kenya and Busia District, Uganda. It is a busy border crossing. The nearby town of Malaba is also a busy border post.Busia in Kenya has an urban population of 30,777 (1999 census) [http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf] .

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