Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to deport all Chinese nationals engaging in retail business if he ascends to power after the August 9th general elections.
Ruto, who is vying for the presidency on a UDA party ticket, stated that under his administration, no foreigner will be allowed to operate businesses that can be done by Kenyans.
The deputy president spoke on Tuesday during the Kenya Kwanza Alliance Nairobi Economic Forum at Ngong’ Racecourse where traders raised concerns that Chinese nationals are taking over local businesses in the capital.
Ruto affirmed that foreigners cannot be allowed to roast maize, operate kiosks, and other small businesses yet millions of Kenyan youths are struggling with unemployment.
“Let that not worry you. Those are Kenyan businesses and those engaged in such business, we have enough aeroplanes to deport them back to where they came from,” said Ruto.
He added: “We have agreements with different countries on what level of business or work is to be done by locals and which one is allowed, where one must have work permit, to foreigners. And that level is not selling in kiosks, retail or roasting maize.”
During the forum, traders lamented that Chinese nationals engaging in retail business were selling goods cheaply, hence driving locals out of business.
“They send their children here to take over the market from us yet we cannot be allowed to do the same in China. If there is a law that can outlaw the Chinese to stop engaging in the same business which I can do, then that will help us. We don’t have a problem with other nationals,” Nelson Iruku, an electronics trader said.
Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja, who is eyeing the Nairobi governor’s seat, said Chinese had invaded the capital and were now hawking second-hand clothes in Gikomba, selling electronics, and have warehouses.
This guy is such a copy cat…
This guy is such a copy cat and allergic to development. He is only talking of the Chinese after hearing it from Wajackoyah. Very unfortunate.
Huyu ndugu yetu alisema…
Huyu ndugu yetu alisema anamwamini “mungu” na huku alimfanya msichana wa chuo kikuu mimba huku akiwa na mke wake na watoto.
Yeye huvunja sheria tano (5) za “mungu wake wa Kiyahudi kila siku.
1. Usiibe
2. Usiseme uongo
3. Usizini.
4. Usitamani kitu cha mwenzako (shamba la Muteshi)
5. Usiue.
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No joke but these Chinese…
No joke but these Chinese are everywhere. Isn’t China already big enough for them? There’s a China town in almost every country. You don’t hear about a Kenya town or Zimbabwe town in India or some other country. I’m with Ruto with one but we know China man will pay him off. It will be business as usual.
I guess the Chinese who are…
I guess the Chinese who are doing small businesses are not bringing enough income for Ruto to steal.
Shouldn’t Ruto deport himself to Siberia because he is a crazy thief of our coffers? Nonsense!
Do Ruto does not want the…
Do Ruto does not want the Chinese to contribute the the fake bottom-up economy??
The problem is Kenyan is not the Chinese doing small business. It is the most corrupt WSR draining our resources with theft.
Now this thief ruto is…
Now this thief ruto is talking about killing small entrepreneurs to avoid competition selling stolen eggs to mama mboga.
Guaranteed Ruto with power…
Guaranteed Ruto with power will act ugly and negroes land will be backward 20 yrs
This stupid man Ruto wants…
This stupid man Ruto wants to practice deporting/chasing foreigners from Kenya from what he has learnt from his playbook about chasing away Kikuyus and other tribes from the Rift Valley.
Now he wants to target the Chinese as he finds a new Country to exile all the Kikuyus. The Kikuyus shouldn’t take Ruto coded message to the kalenjin tribe about chasing people away lightly.
As a matter of fact, Ruto is specifically referring to Kikuyus when he says he will deport the Chinese. Ruto feels without the Kikuyus he has the whole Central Kenya to demarcate it to the kalenjins.
After Chinese it will be…
After Chinese it will be Indians then. Fagilia wote.