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Businessmen In Court To Stop Kenyan Government From Issuing Permits To Chinese Nationals

April 17, 2023

By Samuel Ouma The Kenyan government has been sued over the infiltration of Chinese citizens into the country. More than 120 businessmen filed a lawsuit alleging that the Kenyan government promoted, supported, and facilitated the influx of Chinese nationals into the country and that their launch of economic activities damaged the survival of their businesses and the livelihoods of over 2,000,000 Kenyans and six million dependents. They want the court to issue orders barring the Director of Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Services from giving permits to Chinese nationals. “In view of the increasing numbers of Chinese hawkers, shopkeepers, Route Eleven (11) traders, small scale retailers, wholesalers and distributors in Nairobi’s Business District East of Tom Mboya Street comprising of River Road, Kirinyaga Road, Kamukunji and Gikomba areas among others, the Applicant are convinced that the process of issuing permits to Chinese citizens has been so corrupted or otherwise compromised by the Kenya Chinese Chambers of Commerce and other Chinese nationals operating businesses in Kenya,” reads court papers. They also want the court to prevent the newly opened China Square Mall from importing and selling goods from Chinese manufacturers and wholesalers. Furthermore, they demand that the Kenya Competition Authority investigate and file a report in court to assess whether the China Square Mall is using unfair pricing to force rivals out. They also contend that the Investment Promotion Authority has been issuing investment certificates to Chinese businesspeople and immigrants, violating the Investment Promotion Act to facilitate their participation in economic activities that harm Kenya's citizens and its sustainable development.        

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