Editor's Review

Murkomen and Vice Minister Yanjun discussed enhancing Kenya and China's security cooperation.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, September 10, assured the Chinese Government that its citizens were safe in the country.

Murkomen, who held bilateral talks with China's Vice Minister for Public Security Qi Yanjun, guaranteed the security of Chinese Nationals.

He added that many of them were working and living in the country, including contractors, personnel and assets involved in various infrastructure projects.

The CS and Vice Minister Yanjun's discussion focused on enhancing Kenya and China's security cooperation, leveraging technology to combat emerging crimes and enhancing collaboration in the fight against transnational organised crime.

Murkomen intimated that Kenya and China enjoy a long-standing partnership in security and law enforcement, particularly in police training and capacity building, counterterrorism cooperation and combating transnational organised crime, among other areas. 

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A file photo of CS Kipchumba Murkomen with Vice Minister for Public Security Qi Yanjun.

Earlier, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi warned that the government would not condone the harassment of foreign nationals following the government's declaration of a crackdown targeting small businesses run by foreigners without the required permits.

"Anyone who threatens or interferes with foreign nationals or their businesses will face immediate and full force of the law," Mudavadi stated.

He further appealed to foreigners to comply with the government's push to regularise the documents of the businesses.

"Kenya is not implementing a blanket ban on foreign nationals engaging in small-scale business, but is seeking to ensure that their participation is consistent with the East African Community Common Market Protocol and national laws," the CS stated.

Mudavadi condemned the targeted attacks on Burundian nationals, stating that it did not reflect the true attitude of Kenyans towards fellow Africans. He maintained that Kenya has profound love for its African brothers and sisters.

Earlier, President William Ruto directed the government to undertake a 90-day regularisation exercise for foreign nationals conducting business in Kenya.

State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said the President had reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to protecting economic opportunities for Kenyans while also safeguarding the rights of foreign nationals who are lawfully residing and conducting business in the country.