Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their country’s embassy in Kenya’s capital on Monday ‌seeking travel documents to return to Burundi after Kenyan President William Ruto ordered a crackdown on small-scale traders from abroad. Clutching suitcases and assorted possessions, crowds of mostly young men formed long queues outside the embassy ​in Nairobi. “There are so many people who have come here and we don’t know ​when we will get any help. I am not going home by ⁠choice. I have been forced to go,” said Peter Nakumujango, 62. Following a meeting with Kenyan ​traders who had been protesting against tax reforms, Ruto last week called on authorities to close ​down all small-scale businesses operated by foreign traders, starting on Monday. Kenya’s trade ministry said the order applied to foreigners operating without work permits. There were no signs of a crackdown in Nairobi on Monday, but some ​of the Burundians outside the embassy said they had received threats from neighbours since Ruto’s ​remarks.

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