Kenya Closes Chinese Restaurant That Does Not Allow Africans To Dine After 5pm

Kenyan  officials have been hailed for the swift way it closed down a Chinese restaurant which allegedly does not allow Kenyans or Africans to dine after 5pm.The restaurant, named Chinese Restaurant, in Nairobi’s Kilimani residential section reportedly failed to obtain a liquor license, a health inspection license, or a license for change of use, having been converted from a house into a restaurant, reports the news outlet.
According to the Daily Nation:
Nairobi County Governor,  Evans Kidero said though the restaurant management had acquired a licence to run the business, they did not have the other three documents to operate.

“After investigations, we have established that the restaurant did not have the licences  and I have ordered it closed until the management complies,”

 said Dr Kidero while addressing the media in his office.
The Washington Post reported the restaurant’s ban on Africans early Tuesday.
“We don’t admit Africans that we don’t know because you never know who is Al-Shabaab and who isn’t,” said Esther Zhao, the restaurant’s “relations” manager, referring to the al-Qaeda-linked terror group based in neighboring Somalia. “The Chinese people who stay here or come to dine want to feel safe.”

The restaurant’s management apologized after word about its ban spread, writes the Daily Nation.

“Because of the concern of the business environment at night and the bad memory of … 2013, we adopted certain measures. Unfortunately, some of the measures were inappropriate, we sincerely apologise (sic) for this,” the management said in a statement.

It’s good that the Kenyan government moved swiftly to resolve the problem, especially as China seeks to expand its economic footprint in Africa.

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