Kenya: Illegal Chinese Hawkers Should Be Arrested - Wetangula

22 August 2012

Chinese citizens engaging in hawking business in Kenya without valid work permits and documents should be arrested, prosecuted and deported, trade minister Moses Wetangula has declared. This also applies to Somalis and Asians operating without proper documents, the minister told Parliament yesterday.

He however cautioned leaders against inciting the public against foreigners to avoid reprisal actions against Kenyans working in other countries. Wetangula said that while his ministry has no joint vetting procedures with the immigration counterparts to easily isolate illegal immigrants from genuine traders, there is proof that some foreigners are breaking the law by engaging in activities other than those which they declared as reasons for entry into the country.

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