# Kenya's foreign trader crackdown: What is driving the policy?

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Podcast: [DW AfricaLink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114)
Published: 2026-09-14T14:20:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-s-foreign-trader-crackdown-what-is-driving-the-policy/audio-79261175?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss
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## Resource

How can Kenya protect local businesses while keeping the region open for trade and movement? Adwoa Tenkoramaa Domena discusses these developments with economist Sheila Olang and DW reporter Lucy Riley in Nairobi.

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