Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion

This research investigates the multiplicity of challenges encountered by the Somali refugee business community in Nairobi amidst their far-reaching business exploits. The challenges are examined from legal, political and social angles. The research further examines the nature of social relations between the Somali refugee business community on the one hand, and the Kenyan stakeholders on the other hand (i.e. the state/law enforcement agencies, host population and competing business groups/communities). This research alsoanalyzes some of the maneuvering strategies that the refugee business community adopts to survive amidst their various structural tribulations.