‘They are free to work in Kenya’: Ruto backtracks on foreign traders News 4 hours ago
He now says that all African citizens – whether they are from the East African Community (EAC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – are free to invest in Kenya.
Every person, from wherever they come from, will be treated fairly, in accordance with the law and made to comply with the regulations governing employment in Kenya, investment in Kenya, to Kenya, whether they are tourists, whether they have come to work, or whether they have come to invest,” he added.
The remarks appeared aimed at calming a debate that has gathered momentum since September 2, when the President told micro, small and medium-sized enterprise traders at State House that foreigners should not engage in small businesses in Kenya.
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