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Burundian nationals in Kenya at their embassy of the republic of Burundi chancery at Dennis Pritt road. [David Gichuru, Standard]
Citizens of the East African Community (EAC) and Africans committed to regional integration have raised concerns about how the Kenyan government is communicating and implementing measures targeting foreign informal and small-scale traders.
Through a joint statement, the group said such measures must be lawful, proportionate and non-discriminatory and should comply with Kenya’s Constitution, the EAC Treaty and the EAC Common Market Protocol.
"While Kenya has a legitimate interest in regulating foreign traders, enforcement should not result in nationality-based exclusion or unequal treatment of citizens from other EAC Partner States," the statement read in part.
