# Kenya sets out rules for foreign small-scale traders

https://mins.news/en/item/56331

- CGTN, 2026-09-10 15:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-10/Kenya-sets-out-rules-for-foreign-small-scale-traders-1QkycyIm7W8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Kenya says recent measures affecting foreign nationals in small-scale trade are intended to enforce immigration, work-permit, registration and licensing rules, not impose a blanket ban. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said compliant foreign traders remain welcome, as the government also opens registration for undocumented East African Community nationals, including Burundians.

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