Kenya gives foreign workers 90 days to formalise status or …
Kenya warned foreign workers they had 90 days to regularise their status as it sought to backtrack from a panic triggered by President William Ruto’s order to close immigrant-owned small businesses.
Burundian nationals gather outside their embassy to apply for border passes as they prepare to travel back to their country following the Kenyan government’s directive on undocumented small-scale traders, in Nairobi on September 7, 2026.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the president’s office said it “will conduct an orderly regularisation exercise” over the next 90 days to ensure migrants have the correct work permits and licences.
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