The government has suspended implementation of an order to eject foreign nationals working and doing businesses in Kenya in contravention of the law.
The government has said the extension is to enable them to get necessary immigration documents, work permits, business registration before the Government begins enforcing the requirements.
State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed announced the 90-day window saying it gives affected foreign nationals an opportunity to bring their businesses and immigration status into compliance with Kenyan law.
According to the State House, the exercise will be coordinated by relevant Government agencies in consultation with the embassies of affected countries.
“Every person conducting business in Kenya is required to comply with applicable immigration, work-permit, registration and licensing requirements. Over the next 90 days, the Government will conduct an orderly regularisation exercise to facilitate compliance,” Hussein said.
“The process will be coordinated by the relevant Government agencies, in consultation with the embassies concerned, to provide affected persons with a clear and structured opportunity to regularise their immigration status and business operations in accordance with the law,” he added.
Burundian nationals in Kenya are calling on their government to assist them secure means of travel back home.
The East Africans say they plan to go back home and apply a fresh for papers before coming back to Kenya.
