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| Kenya launches crackdown on foreign charity workers | Kenya launches crackdown on foreign charity workers |
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| Charities, or NGOs, working in Kenya risk losing their licenses if they fail to comply with new tough rules about employing foreigners. | Charities, or NGOs, working in Kenya risk losing their licenses if they fail to comply with new tough rules about employing foreigners. |
| The authorities say that, with some exceptions, foreigners should not be employed if there are Kenyans who can do the job. | The authorities say that, with some exceptions, foreigners should not be employed if there are Kenyans who can do the job. |
| The large disparity between what foreigners and Kenyans can earn has also been criticised. | The large disparity between what foreigners and Kenyans can earn has also been criticised. |
| It is estimated that 80,000 people work in the NGO sector in the country. | It is estimated that 80,000 people work in the NGO sector in the country. |
| Kenya is a regional hub for NGOs, with aid agencies working in countries from Democratic Republic of Congo to South Sudan based in the country. | Kenya is a regional hub for NGOs, with aid agencies working in countries from Democratic Republic of Congo to South Sudan based in the country. |
| Charities play a large role in providing essential services in Kenya, observers say, with some running schools and clinics. | Charities play a large role in providing essential services in Kenya, observers say, with some running schools and clinics. |
| One international NGO told the BBC that higher pay for foreigners was essential as they are working far from home. | One international NGO told the BBC that higher pay for foreigners was essential as they are working far from home. |
| The new employment rules are likely to be met with criticism by some in the NGO world, which has been operating without much supervision from the authorities, reports the BBC's Abdinoor Aden in the capital, Nairobi. | |
| Africa Live: BBC news updates from the continent | Africa Live: BBC news updates from the continent |
| Challenging the 'white saviour complex' | Challenging the 'white saviour complex' |
| 'Ignoring the law' | |
| Kenya's NGO board, an official body which oversees the work of the charity sector, says that some organisations have been flouting the law by employing expatriates without proper work permits. | Kenya's NGO board, an official body which oversees the work of the charity sector, says that some organisations have been flouting the law by employing expatriates without proper work permits. |
| It says that foreigners can only be employed when there is no Kenyan available with the same skills, or when they are essential to the running of the charity, or when they are committed to training people to replace them. | It says that foreigners can only be employed when there is no Kenyan available with the same skills, or when they are essential to the running of the charity, or when they are committed to training people to replace them. |
| Research by the board suggests that expatriates earn four times the salary of locals for doing the same job with comparable skills and qualifications. | Research by the board suggests that expatriates earn four times the salary of locals for doing the same job with comparable skills and qualifications. |
| NGO tension - Abdinoor Aden, BBC Africa, Nairobi | NGO tension - Abdinoor Aden, BBC Africa, Nairobi |
| The enticement of working for an NGO is evident in Kenya. | The enticement of working for an NGO is evident in Kenya. |
| Jobs in aid organisations in Kenya are seen as among the most lucrative due to the pay and benefits compared to other jobs. | Jobs in aid organisations in Kenya are seen as among the most lucrative due to the pay and benefits compared to other jobs. |
| For a long time, tensions have been brewing between Kenyan and foreign staff, as many locals are angry over what they see as unfair treatment. | For a long time, tensions have been brewing between Kenyan and foreign staff, as many locals are angry over what they see as unfair treatment. |
| Expatriate employees enjoy large allowances, security, housing, a vehicle and comprehensive attractive medical insurance. | Expatriate employees enjoy large allowances, security, housing, a vehicle and comprehensive attractive medical insurance. |
| Many of the houses in the leafy suburbs of Nairobi are occupied by foreign aid workers and landlords are known to inflate the rent thereby excluding some Kenyans. | |
| Some local staff feel their colleagues are pampered. | |
| The government argues the new restrictions are needed to safeguard the interests of Kenyans. |