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Frozen Imported Chinese Fish Being Passed Off as Fresh Catch in Kenya

by Eric Olander
Image via The Standard.

Unsuspecting shoppers at the fish markets in the western Kenyan city of Kisumu on Lake Victoria have been buying frozen imported fish from China that’s being passed off by unscrupulous vendors as fresh catch.

When reporters from The Standard newspaper approached some of the vendors to ask whether they were selling imported Chinese fish they all said no but a glance beneath some of their stalls revealed boxes that clearly indicated their inventory was from China.

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