Kenyan President Ruto orders suspension of foreign nationals in small-scale businesses, affecting Ugandan traders

Kenyan President William Ruto directed at State House Nairobi that foreign nationals should not take part in small-scale trade such as hawking and small retail, URN reports, and Kenyan authorities began enforcing the order on 7 September. Ugandan traders returning home told reporters that foreign traders in parts of Nairobi had been harassed, that some businesses had been destroyed by groups of Kenyans, and that some colleagues were injured. Busia District LC V Chairperson John Charles Namayindi criticised the decision as contrary to East African Community integration.