Kenya calms tensions with Tanzania as ‘xenophobic’ MP charged
Starehe MP Charles Njagua in the docks at Milimani Law Court, Nairobi, on June 28, 2019. The court ruled that he be detained for three more days as police conclude probe over hate remarks against foreigners. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
Kenyan and Tanzanian trade officials are scheduled to meet in the coming days to find a lasting solution to the incessant trade disputes that continue to ruin the two countries’ diplomatic relations.
The rows, some of which have been bubbling under the surface for years now, were this week amplified by utterances by Kenyan city legislator Charles Njagua suggesting that foreigners trading in his constituency be evicted over “unfair competition.”
