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Closed for business: Should Kenya respond to Tanzania's ban?

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In a move to protect local entrepreneurs, Tanzania has banned foreign nationals from operating in 15 key business sectors—including mobile money, retail trade, and tour guiding. Supporters call it economic justice. Critics warn of investor flight. Kenyans feel targeted. DW's Eddy Micah Jr. speaks to Maurice Karimi, a financial analyst and development economist and DW's Andrew Wasike in Nairobi.
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