Sparks of small business Kenya’s reaction by banning the foreign people of Tanzania

Tanzania has prevented foreign nationals from the owners and operating small businesses mainly, creating anxiety and reaction to neighboring Kenya.

New instructions restrict them from 15 areas including mobile money transfer, tour guiding, small-mine, agricultural crop buying, beauty salons, kurio shops and radio and TV operations.

Trade Minister Selemani Jaffo explained that foreign people have joined the informal sector and the growing area filled by the Tanzanians.

The decision has been welcomed locally in concern that foreign people, including Chinese citizens, are encroaching on small business.

Last year, the merchant of the Dar S Salaam Kariaku Shopping District traveled from Chinese traders to protest aggressive taxes and unjust competition.

“We welcome this decision because it protects the livelihood of the Tanzian traders,” Savarin Mushi, head of the Kariaku Traders Association, told the Citizen newspaper.

Violators suffer a fine, six months imprisonment and loss of visas and work permits.

Jafo added that the ban, which was released on Monday, hoped that foreign people will be encouraged to invest in a large number of businesses.

But he has met in Kenya, some have argued that they violate the Eastern African Community (EAC) agreements that guarantee people’s free movement and trade in the country.

The National Assembly Trade Committee Chairman Bernard Shinali warned that the decision could bring mutual restrictions, said the Kenya’s daily nation.

“Many tanzanians work on our mining site too,” the newspaper said.

“It is clear that the Tanzanians have gone far away and we should cut the links with them.”

Shinali said that Kenya’s Parliament will call on trade minister to shed light on the issue.

Kenya’s veteran hoteliest Mohammad Harshi also questioned Tanzania’s decision to limit the business of foreign people.

“Sometimes, it is important to focus on the big picture … protection will never help a country to enrich,” he said on X.

Many other Kenya have expressed concern over social media by describing Tanzania’s strategic movement as a major challenge of regional integration.

“Tanzanians are doing all manner of smal business in a key without any hindrance.

Tanzania and Kenya have regularly experienced political and economic stress.

Tanzania’s defensive rates and import ban was criticized by its regional partners in the past.

In May, Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister Muslim Mudwadi said that around 250,000 Kenyan people were living, working or doing business in Tanzania, which he stated that he emphasized the need to maintain cordial relations.

He was addressing the diplomatic tensions around the behavior of the people of Tanzania, who had gone to the Dar S Salam to observe. Opposition leader Tundu Lisu’s treason test??

Most of them were expelled, while Kenya’s chief activist Bonifes Mavangi, Uganda activist Atuhair, was disappeared and he was later informed that he was later informed. Been harassed and sexually assaulted??

Tanzania is going to hold a general election in October, the ruling CCM party expected to maintain power.