Kenya pursues diplomatic fix to Tanzania's rising trade barriers

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi before the National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on August 7, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said that Kenya will not retaliate over Tanzania's move to restrict business permits for foreigners, stressing that diplomacy remains the best approach to resolving the issue.

Appearing before the National Assembly's Committee on Regional Integration, the CS reassured MPs that the government had not abandoned Kenyans working abroad. However, he cautioned against rising xenophobic sentiments at home, warning such attitudes could have destructive consequences.