00:00Tanzania is on a mission to keep foreigners out of key sectors of its economy.
00:05Under a new directive, non-citizens are now banned from engaging in 15 business areas
00:10considered essential to economic empowerment.
00:14These include running salons, small retail shops, eateries and mobile kiosks,
00:19businesses traditionally dominated by Tanzanians.
00:22Violators face tough penalties, including fines of up to 10 million Tanzanian shillings,
00:27that's nearly US$3,900, all up to six months in prison.
00:32The government says the move is aimed at boosting local job creation and income,
00:37but the decision is raising concerns across the East African community.
00:41Many view it as a non-tariff barrier to regional trade and integration.
00:46With around 40,000 Kenyans living and working in Tanzania, many in the informal sector,
00:52the impact on livelihoods could be significant.
00:54Fears are growing that this could spark tit-for-tat measures from neighbouring states
00:59and threaten regional unity.
01:01The directive follows another bold economic step taking in May,
01:05when Tanzania banned the use of foreign currency in domestic transactions,
01:09requiring all payments to be made in Tanzanian shillings.
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