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The story of a mango fruit produced in Kenya, consumed in Uganda, producing in DR Congo.

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The story of a mango fruit produced in Kenya, consumed in Uganda, and producing in DR Congo. (By Hibert & Susanne Kirongozi, Investhill). We were a Congolese couple from DR Congo residing in Kampala (Uganda) with our children. We loved taking natural fresh fruits and self-made natural fresh fruits’ juice during our meal. In January 2017, a group of Kenyans mango traders in a convoy travelled to Kampala to sell their mango fruits produced in Kenya. The Kenyans mango fruits traders’ convoy camped and settled a temporary mango fruits market around Clock Tower roundabout area on Entebbe road. Loving natural fresh fruits, we took the opportunity to visit the Kenyans temporary mango fruits market. We remarked that the mango fruits sold by these Kenyans traders were of a different species than the ones we are commonly used to in DR Congo as well as in Uganda.  We decided to buy the mango fruits from these Kenyans mango fruits traders. After consuming the mango fruits, with appreciation, w