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Kenyans feel the gap left by departing Burundian traders and workers

In Nairobi’s barbershops, salons and pedicure stalls, the disruption has been even more personal for some customers.

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standardmedia.co.keStai leggendo9 h fa

Kenyans feel the gap left by departing Burundian traders and workers

In Nairobi’s barbershops, salons and pedicure stalls, the disruption has been even more personal for some customers.

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lunedì 7 settembre 2026·standardmedia.co.ke
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Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed | Africanews

Burundians in Nairobi flocked to their embassy on Monday to get travel documents, days after Kenyan president William Ruto ordered the closure of small businesses run by foreigners.

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Burundians try to leave Kenya ahead of crackdown on traders

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Burundian refugees say they feel forced to leave despite assurances from authorities

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lunedì 7 settembre 2026·

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Burundians try to leave Kenya ahead of crackdown on traders

Hundreds of Burundians gathered outside their country’s embassy in Nairobi on Monday seeking travel documents to return home, following Kenyan President William Ruto’s order for a…

martedì 8 settembre 2026·

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Kenya's foreign trader crackdown sparks fear among migrant communities

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martedì 8 settembre 2026·

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Foreign hawkers backlash: Have we accepted our place?

Kenya should view foreign hawkers and immigrants through an economic lens, recognising their contribution to jobs, competition and entrepreneurship rather than scapegoating them…

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Fear and flight: Foreign traders face uncertainty as Ruto directive triggers closures

Tensions are rising in Nairobi as foreign traders face harassment and business closures following a government directive, prompting calls for peaceful enforcement and protection…

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vanguardngr.com

Burundians rush to leave Kenya after crackdown on businesses

Ruto gave foreign-owned small businesses until Monday to shut down, saying the Kenya "has not built investor confidence for hawkers"

martedì 8 settembre 2026·

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How Kenya's trader crackdown risks becoming a refugee crisis

A refugee agency official has warned Kenya's crackdown on undocumented foreign traders risks fuelling xenophobia by failing to distinguish refugees.

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Why Kenyan traders are pushing back against foreign retailers

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standardmedia.co.ke

You have 90 days: State walks back snap order on foreign traders

Kenya gives foreign traders 90 days to comply with immigration rules, work permit requirements and valid licences amid uproar; Pres Ruto cautions against threats and intimidation…

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vanguardngr.com

Kenya gives foreign workers 90 days to formalise status or ...

Last week Ruto said foreigners were not allowed to be hawkers or run small shops, and gave them until Monday to cease activity

mercoledì 9 settembre 2026·

africanews.com

Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed | Africanews

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mercoledì 9 settembre 2026·

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'I'm hiding indoors': Pain of lives upended by Ruto foreigners order

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Ruto tests EAC trade pacts with foreign-owned businesses crackdown

Kenya’s move to shut down small businesses operated by foreign nationals is putting its binding commitments under the East African Community’s Common Market Protocol to the test

mercoledì 9 settembre 2026·

nation.africa

Burundians seek papers to leave Kenya despite amnesty

At their embassy, Burundians said they doubted the amnesty would protect them.

mercoledì 9 settembre 2026·

standardmedia.co.ke

Foreigners choke: How Ruto's roadside directives risks Kenya becoming a Pariah state

President William Ruto’s current and past roadside directives has often attracted local and international rebuke with diplomatic observers and analysts

mercoledì 9 settembre 2026·

standardmedia.co.ke

Ruto gives foreign traders 90-day ultimatum to regularise businesses

The government has given foreign nationals operating businesses in Kenya a 90-day ultimatum to regularise their immigration, work permits, business registration and licensing

mercoledì 9 settembre 2026·

standardmedia.co.ke

Small businesses increasingly dominated by foreigners in Nairobi

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mercoledì 9 settembre 2026·

standardmedia.co.ke

Foreign traders' crackdown could put refugees at risk, rights defenders warn

Rights groups warn that Kenya’s crackdown on foreign-run small businesses could push refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants into exploitation, trafficking and…

Kenyans feel the gap left by departing Burundian traders and workers

Timeline cronologica

Tension mounts as Ruto's crackdown on foreign traders takes effect

Kenya offers temporary amnesty to undocumented East Africans

Burundians rush to leave Kenya after crackdown on businesses

Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed | Africanews

Burundians try to leave Kenya ahead of crackdown on traders

Kenya's foreign trader crackdown sparks fear among migrant communities

Kenya offers temporary amnesty to undocumented East Africans

Burundians try to leave Kenya ahead of crackdown on traders

Kenya's foreign trader crackdown sparks fear among migrant communities

Foreign hawkers backlash: Have we accepted our place?

Fear and flight: Foreign traders face uncertainty as Ruto directive triggers closures

Burundians rush to leave Kenya after crackdown on businesses

How Kenya's trader crackdown risks becoming a refugee crisis

Why Kenyan traders are pushing back against foreign retailers

You have 90 days: State walks back snap order on foreign traders

Kenya gives foreign workers 90 days to formalise status or ...

Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed | Africanews

'I'm hiding indoors': Pain of lives upended by Ruto foreigners order

Targeting immigrants will not solve Kenya's unemployment crisis

Ruto tests EAC trade pacts with foreign-owned businesses crackdown

Burundians seek papers to leave Kenya despite amnesty

Foreigners choke: How Ruto's roadside directives risks Kenya becoming a Pariah state

Ruto gives foreign traders 90-day ultimatum to regularise businesses

Small businesses increasingly dominated by foreigners in Nairobi

Foreign traders' crackdown could put refugees at risk, rights defenders warn