President William Ruto has directed the Government to establish a clear framework to regulate the participation of foreign nationals in Kenya’s small-scale trade and informal businesses. The directive comes amid concerns from Kenyan traders over the growing involvement of foreign nationals in small-scale businesses and its impact on livelihoods. The State House Spokesperson, Hussein Mohamed,
President William Ruto’s government has come under pressure from the East Africa Law Society (EALS), which has issued nine demands over the enforcement of his directive targeting foreign nationals engaged in small-scale trading and hawking in Kenya. EALS wants the government to ensure the measures do not turn into nationality-based enforcement, particularly amid growing concern