President William Ruto has ordered a nationwide crackdown on foreigners operating small businesses in Kenya, directing regulatory and law enforcement agencies to launch enforcement operations on Monday, September 7. Speaking on Wednesday, September 2, the president announced that the government will actively shut down foreign-owned micro and small-scale enterprises to protect local entrepreneurs. Colleen Makhubele spoke to Barack Oduor -Senior Political Reporter The Eastleigh Voice, Nairobi, Joseph Ochieno - Pan Africanist writer and former columnist with the New African Magazine. He is a forced migration scholar and pundit on global governance (with primary focus on Africa) and Lerato Ngobeni - ActionSA Spokesperson and Member of Parliament.