Kenya and Tanzania will on Friday engage in bilateral talks following the July decision to ban foreigners from doing small businesses. EAC Cabinet Secretary Beatrice Askul told the National Assembly’s Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Committee that a technical team is currently in Tanzania to negotiate on the lifting of the ban. Ms Askul said Tanzania had assured Kenya that the ban will not affect its citizens and any issues will be addressed diplomatically.“As much as the ban is anchored in Tanzanian law, it may not directly apply to Kenya. The Chinese, the Turkish, who are now in all the businesses, and maybe in Kenya it's the same. On July 28, 2025, Tanzania issued a Business Licensing (Prohibition of Business Activities for Non-Citizens) Order, 2025 pursuant to the business Licensing Act (Cap.