Kalonzo: Dialogue, Not Crackdown, Needed on Foreign Traders

Kalonzo: Dialogue, not crackdown, needed on foreign traders

Kalonzo said the state could adopt a more deliberate approach that protects Kenyan businesses while allowing foreign traders who meet legal requirements to operate.

Kenya’s government clarifies foreign trader remarks

Kenya’s government sought to reassure foreign traders that they have legal protection to operate in the country.

Kenya: Ruto's Remarks On Foreign Traders Were 'Taken Out of Context'

Nairobi -- Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'Oei has sought to clarify President William Ruto's remarks on foreign traders, saying they were taken "out of context" and should not be interpreted as a blanket restriction on foreigners doing business or working in Kenya.

Tanzania carefully weighs Kenya’s restrictions on foreign petty traders

The assessment will focus on provisions covering trade in goods and services, the right of establishment and the pursuit of economic activities

Kenya's Crackdown on Foreign Traders: What It Means for Businesses and Investors

Kenya’s business environment is facing renewed attention following the government’s move to crack down on foreigners operating small-scale businesses without the required documentation. The development has brought together two important areas of the economy that are often discussed separately: immigration and investment. At the centre of the government’s clarification is a simple distinction. Entering Kenya […]

Makau Mutua: Enforcing foreign-trader rules not xenophobic, but ‘responsible governance’

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 7 — President William Ruto’s push to enforce laws governing foreign nationals working and doing business in Kenya is not xenophobic, but a legitimate exercise of state…