The desperate cross-border flight of Burundians seeking asylum in Kenya scarcely registered as a warning sign for most Kenyan companies operating in the tiny, landlocked nation.
So, even as they crossed into Kenya in droves to seek refuge-later turning up on Nairobi’s streets peddling peanuts and second-hand shoes-it remained business as usual for Kenyan firms in Burundi, ranked by the World Bank as the world’s poorest country.