Kenya has protested a new directive by Tanzania barring non-citizens from operating in several business sectors, warning it violates the East African Community (EAC) treaty and threatens progress made on regional integration.
The protest comes just a day after Tanzania published a legal order under the Business Licensing Act (Cap. 101), titled the Business Licensing (Prohibition of Business Activities for Non-Citizens) Order, 2025.
Signed by Minister for Industry and Trade Selemani Saidi Jafo, the directive was published through Government Notice No. 487A on Monday, July 28.
It defines a non-citizen in line with the Tanzania Citizenship Act and was made under Section 14A(2) of the law.
