i. Market/goods
Market at the Busia Border (Kenya side) is mainly trading in cross-border commodities sourced from Kenya as well as from Uganda. Most of the goods however are sourced from Uganda.  
Traders from Kenya cross the border to Uganda to buy goods and come and sell in the market. 
Also, there are suppliers who supply goods to the traders in the market, relieving the traders the burden of crossing the border to go and buy the goods. This helps traders save on the time they would have spent crossing the border as well as charges. However, suppliers fact in expenses they incur at the border.
There are very few commodities sourced from Kenya side, most of the commodities are acquired from Uganda. 
The main official market day is on Monday and Sunday; however, a few traders open their stalls on the other days of the week. 
Among the Food produce traded at the border.
    • Cabbages
    • Potatoes
    • Tomatoes
    • Avocados
    • Onions
    • Carrots
    • Beans 
    • G-nuts 
    • Sorghum 
    • Green peas (Ndengu)
    • Yams (Nduma)
    • Green paper 
    • Watermelon

    ii. Processes at the border
    • At the border crossing, there are no restrictions on small traders to access the markets on both sides. No documentations or immigration processes needed.
    • Fee charges at the border is KSHS. 50 per sack by the Uganda authorities and another KSHS. 50 by Kenya authorities.
 
    iii. Challenges
    • The market is an open field without shelters and structured infrastructure.