AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoKenya–Foreign Traders Crackdown: President William Ruto says Kenya remains “open for business” but foreigners running small-scale enterprises must regularise immigration status, work permits, business registration and licences within 90 days, while warning Kenyans against harassment or vigilante attacks that have unsettled Burundian traders and other migrants. EAC Rights & Permits: A Kenya explainer says EAC citizens (including Burundians) can access a free Class R work-and-residence permit for living and small-scale business under the EAC Common Market Protocol, shifting the focus to compliance. Burundians in Nairobi: Reports describe Burundians queuing at the embassy in Nairobi after anxiety over the crackdown, with some seeking papers to leave. Regional Politics Spillover: Bumula MP Jack Wamboka and Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya warn Uganda against meddling in Kenya’s 2027 elections, linking the political risk to the foreign-trader crackdown. BRICS Summit Watch: In New Delhi, BRICS leaders meet amid US-Iran and Russia-Ukraine war pressures on energy and inflation; Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is among arrivals, while Bangladesh’s PM skips the summit over the invite being tied to BIMSTEC. Burundi Business: FasterCapital will support a 20-room tourist hotel project in Bujumbura via EquityPilot, aiming to build an execution and funding roadmap for operations.
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