You can't do that: Regional lawyers call out Ruto, remind Kenya of EAC obligations

By Jurgen Nambeka

The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has urged the Kenyan government to ensure enforcement of its crackdown on foreign traders does not result in discrimination based on nationality.

In a statement issued in Arusha on Monday, EALS said it was concerned by reports of anxiety among Burundian and other East African Community (EAC) citizens in Kenya following President William Ruto’s directive targeting foreign nationals engaged in small-scale trading, hawking and related commercial activities.

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