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Gujarati firms in Kenya fall prey to rioters

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Posted: Jan 04, 2008 at 0000 hrs IST

Rajkot, January 3 Misery continued for the Gujarati Diaspora in violence-hit Kenya, as rioters looted and torched the retail business establishments in Cupsa Belt, a small village located near valley city of Eldoret. Most of these shops belonged to the Gujarati families hailing from Jamnagar. “Around 15 families from Jamnagar settled in Eldoret have suffered huge losses with rioters setting ablaze all the business establishment in a village called Cupsa Belt,” said Jyoti Doshi, a resident of Jamnagar, who has a few relatives settled in Nairobi, Eldoret and Kisumu.

Their problem is increasing with each passing day, as food and other supplies at their homes are on verge of drying up. Most of them are facing problem in contacting their relatives in India as they have been out of cards required for making telephone calls.

While some reports said that the families were ready to leave the troubled country, Visa Oswal community leaders said the Gujarati families, who have significant financial interest in that country, were waiting for things to calm down. “The people I have been talking to are not yet ready to fly to India by leaving things and businesses to fate. They have been waiting for peace to return, assess the loss and start a fresh,” said Chandrakant Shah, a Visa Oswal community leader from Jamnagar.

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