{
  "id": 6262562,
  "title": "East Africa Law Society warns Kenya over foreign business crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/east-africa-law-society-warns-kenya-over-foreign-business-crackdown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:08:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/east-africa-law-society-warns-kenya-over-foreign-business-crackdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has urged Kenya to ensure its crackdown on foreign nationals running small businesses is guided by the law, not nationality. In a statement issued in Arusha, Tanzania, on Monday, September 7, 2026, EALS said President William Ruto’s directive had raised concerns among Burundian and other East African Community (EAC) […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/kenya-gives-foreign-workers-90-days-to-regularise-status",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:30:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Kenya gives foreign workers 90 days to formalise status",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/kenya-gives-foreign-workers-90-days-to-formalise-status",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:44:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}