Kenya has officially requested that Tanzania retract its recently implemented excise duties, industrial development levy, and laws restricting foreign businesses, including those owned by Kenyans, labeling these measures as 'discriminatory.'

• Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui issued a strong statement on Wednesday, asserting that Tanzania's new regulations will harm both nations' economies and undermine the East African Community (EAC) protocol.
• The new measures include an excise duty and industrial development levy of 10 and 15 percent respectively, introduced by the Tanzania Finance Act 2025 and the amended Tanzania Excise (Management and Tariff) Act 2019.
• Additionally, Tanzania has banned foreigners from engaging in 15 small- and medium-sized businesses, prompting calls for retaliation from Kenyan leaders like Nandi Senator Samso Cherargei.