Tanzania’s ban on foreigners acting on small businesses

Tanzania has banned foreign citizens to own and operate mainly small enterprises, causing concern and return reaction from neighboring Kenya.

The new directive prohibits them by 15 sectors, including mobile money, excursion, small mining, the purchase of the farm, beauty salons, shops and radio and television.

Selemani Trade Minister Jafa explained that foreigners have increasingly participated in the informal sector, and the areas that were better filled with Tanzan.

Locally, this step is usually welcomed against the backdrop of increasing concern that foreigners, including Chinese citizens, encroach on smaller transactions.

Last year, traders in a busy Dar ES Salaam Kariakoo trading district started a strike to protest against aggressive taxation and unfair competition from Chinese merchants.

“We welcomed this decision because it protects the livelihood of Tanzanian traders,” said Citizen Severine Mushi, head of the Kariak Merchant.

Violators risk a fine, six months in prison and visa loss and work permits.

Jafa added that he hoped the ban on Monday also urges foreigners to invest in large -scale enterprises.

But in Kenya, he was anger, and some claim that he violates the East Africa Community (EAC) agreements that guarantee people’s free movement and trade among eight member states.

The chairman of the National Assembly Committee, Bernard Shire, warned that this step could cause mutual restrictions, reports the daily nation of Kenya.

“There are also many Tanzanovs in our mining,” his newspaper quotes.

“It is clear that the Tanzanians have gone too far and we should reduce their connection with them.”

The tire said that the Parliament of Kenya would cause the Minister of Commerce to shed more light on the matter.

The Kenyan hotel veteran Mohammed Hersi also asked about the Tanzania’s step to limit the professions for foreigners.

“Sometimes it is important to focus on a greater picture … Protection will never help the country thrive,” he said on X.

Many other Kenyans also caused concern about social media, describing Tanzania’s policy as a big problem for regional integration.

“The Tanzanians make every small business in Kenya without any obstacles. It is clear that Tanzania has never been serious in the forced EAC”, one person located on X.

Tanzania and Kenya survived periodic political and economic tensions.

The implementation of Tanzania for protective tariffs and the ban on imports in the past has caused criticism from its regional partners.

In May, Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said about 250,000 Kenyans lived, worked or worked in Tanzania, which he noted when he emphasized the need to maintain heart relations.

He turned to diplomatic The trial of the betrayal of the opposition’s tunda fox.

Several of them were deported, and the famous Kenyan activist Boniface Mvangi, as well as the Uganda Agatater activist, was reported missing and later reported tortured and sexually cruelly.

Tanzania must hold a common election in October, and the CCM ruling party is expected to retain power.