{
  "id": 6425888,
  "title": "LSK: Ruto’s foreign trader directive breaches EAC treaty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/lsk-rutos-foreign-trader-directive-breaches-eac-treaty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:04:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/lsk-rutos-foreign-trader-directive-breaches-eac-treaty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has criticised President William Ruto’s directive targeting foreign nationals operating small-scale businesses, saying the order risks violating Kenya’s obligations under the East African Community (EAC) Treaty and Common Market Protocol. LSK President Charles Kanjama, SC, said the government has the authority to regulate businesses, enforce licensing requirements…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}