Perezida wa Kenya, William Ruto, yategetse ko abanyamahanga bakora ubucuruzi buto muri Kenya babuhagarika guhera ku wa 7 Nzeri 2026, avuga ko ibikorwa nk’ubucuruzi bwo ku mihanda n’amaduka mato bikwiye guharirwa Abanyakenya gusa.
Ruto yatangaje iri tegeko ku wa Gatatu tariki ya 2 Nzeri, ubwo yari mu nama n’abacuruzi bakora mu bigo bito n’ibiciriritse (MSMEs) muri State House.
Yavuze ko abanyamahanga baza muri Kenya bagakora ubucuruzi buto, aho gucuruza mu mihanda cyangwa gufungura amaduka mato, bakwiye kubuhagarika.
Ruto yagize ati: “Guhera ku wa Mbere tariki ya 7 Nzeri, abanyamahanga bose bakora ubucuruzi buto bagomba kubuhagarika.”
Perezida Ruto yavuze ko Kenya yashyizeho ingamba zo guteza imbere ubukungu no gukurura abashoramari, ariko ko abanyamahanga badakwiye kuza guhatanira n’Abanyakenya mu bikorwa by’ubucuruzi buciriritse.
Iri tangazo rije mu gihe Inteko Ishinga Amategeko ya Kenya iri gukorana na Local Content Bill, 2025, umushinga w’itegeko ugamije kugena ibikorwa bimwe na bimwe by’ubucuruzi byajya bikorwa n’Abanyakenya gusa.
Ruto yasabye ko uyu mushinga w’itegeko wihutishwa, kugira ngo hashyirweho urutonde rw’ibikorwa abanyamahanga batemerewe gukora muri Kenya.
Yavuze ko bidakwiye ko umuntu uturutse mu kindi gihugu aza muri Kenya gukora ubucuruzi buto bushobora gukorwa n’Umunyakenya.
Iki cyemezo kandi kije nyuma y’impaka ku banyamahanga bakora imirimo itandukanye muri Kenya.
Depite Beatrice Elachi wo muri Dagoretti North aherutse kuvuga ko hari abanyamahanga bakora ku mirimo y’ubwubatsi muri Nairobi, mu gihe urubyiruko rw’Abanyakenya ruri mu bushomeri.
Yavuze ko bamwe mu bakozi b’abanyamahanga, barimo Abarundi, bashobora kuba bahembwa amafaranga ari munsi ya KSh 400 ku munsi, mu gihe Abanyakenya basaba KSh 700 cyangwa arenga ku mirimo nk’iyo.
Elachi yasabye ko hakorwa ubugenzuzi ku bakoresha abanyamahanga badafite ibyangombwa bisabwa.
Guverinoma ya Kenya kandi irimo gutekereza ku mpinduka mu mategeko agenga amasoko ya Leta, mu rwego rwo kongera uruhare rw’Abanyakenya mu bukungu no guteza imbere akazi k’abaturage.
Icyakora, mu itangazo rye ryo ku wa 2 Nzeri, Perezida Ruto yibanze cyane ku bucuruzi buto n’ubucuruzi bwo ku mihanda, aho yavuze ko ayo mahirwe akwiye guhabwa Abanyakenya.
