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September 9, 2026
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Foreign traders' crackdown could harm refugees, rights defenders warn

Foreign traders' crackdown could harm refugees, rights defenders warn

Rights groups warn that Kenya’s crackdown on foreign-run small businesses could push refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants into exploitation, trafficking and unsafe informal work...

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A crackdown on foreign-owned small businesses in Kenya has raised concerns among rights defenders who warn it could endanger refugees and asylum seekers.

  • The directive, initially requiring foreign nationals in businesses like hawking and retail to close by September 7, has been extended by 90 days for regularization.
  • The Network Against Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants (NAHUSOM), representing 25 organizations, issued the warning.
  • Kenya hosts approximately 857,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom rely on small-scale trade for their livelihoods.

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