Kenyan president orders crackdown on foreigners operating small businesses
It comes amid concerns over the growing number of traders from neighbouring countries.
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"From next week, all [foreign] traders doing those small businesses should close them."
— William Ruto , Politician
"It cannot be that a person comes from China or elsewhere to be a hawker or open a small shop."
— William Ruto , Politician
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It comes amid concerns over the growing number of traders from neighbouring countries.
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