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President William Ruto has directed that the Local Content Bill, 2025, currently under consideration in Parliament, be expanded to establish a legal framework for participation in small-scale businesses and trade. The move comes amid concerns from Kenyan traders over the increasing involvement of foreign nationals in the country’s informal business …

Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has criticised the government’s ongoing crackdown on foreign small-scale traders, questioning the manner in which the operation is being conducted and warning that it could damage Kenya’s relations with neighbouring countries. In a post on X, Kalonzo pointed to images of hundreds of small-scale …

A Burundian trader selling caps in Kenya has made an emotional appeal to President William Ruto, asking the government to reconsider its planned crackdown on foreigners engaged in small-scale businesses. The trader, who spoke to activist and city official Geoffrey Mosiria, expressed concern that the government directive could leave him …