Kenya's government has assured foreigners that they are welcome to work if their documentation is in order, following a directive targeting non-Kenyan small-scale traders. This comes amidst accusations from rights groups that the enforcement has led to intimidation and extortion.

• Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi stated that Kenya is not imposing a blanket ban and urged East African Community (EAC) citizens to regularize their documents.
• Rights organizations, including the Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K), have raised alarm over the treatment of foreigners, particularly from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, since the directive's enforcement on September 7.
• Hundreds of Burundians have sought emergency travel documents, with concerns about arbitrary enforcement and nationality-based exclusion being voiced by various civil society groups.