Business community sues government over “Chinese infiltration into Kenyan market”
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Business community sues the government for permitting "Chinese business infiltration into the Kenyan market" which is negatively affecting locals
Business community sues the government for permitting “Chinese business infiltration into the Kenyan market” which is negatively affecting locals.
Over 120 businessmen have filed complaints with the government about alleged Chinese nationals opening and operating businesses in the country.
They contend that the government has supported, encouraged, and abetted the influx of Chinese nationals into the nation and that their establishment of businesses has endangered both the survival of their enterprises and the livelihoods of more than 2,000,000 Kenyans and more than six million dependents.
They are now requesting that the court issue orders barring the Director of Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Services from granting permits to Chinese people.
Additionally, they ask the court to prohibit China Square Mall from buying and selling goods from Chinese manufacturers and distributors.
Their claim is that China Square Mall was not lawfully granted an investment certificate by the Authority.
The businessmen who form the indigenous capital protection association argue that the Competition Authority of Kenya should conduct an investigation and file a report in court to determine whether the China Square Mall is engaging in predatory pricing to drive competitors out.
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Similarly, they claim that the Investment Promotion Authority has been illegally issuing investment certificates to Chinese traders and economic migrants in order for them to engage in economic activities that not only undermine Kenya’s sustainable development and prejudice its citizens but also violate the conditions set out in Section 4 of the Investment Promotion Act.
“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
Through their lawyer Kibe Mungai, the petitioners has listed over 50 businesses operated by Chinese in the country.
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