Kenya has officially petitioned the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat to intervene against Tanzania’s new directive banning foreign traders from specific business activities, warning it undermines regional integration.

• The directive contradicts the EAC Common Market Protocol, which allows citizens to establish businesses across the region.
• Dr. Caroline Karugu, EAC Principal Secretary, confirmed Kenya wrote to EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva, citing breaches of Articles 13(1), 13(3)(a), 13(5), 13(8), and 13(9) of the Protocol.
• Tanzania’s order prohibits non-citizens from 15 business categories, with penalties including fines of no less than TSh10 million and up to six months imprisonment.