Only 'loyal' African patrons are allowed in Chinese restaurant after sunset

The Chinese Restaurant, located at the junction of Galana and Lenana roads in Kilimani, Nairobi. It does not allow Africans to enter after 5pm. The management says the “no-African after 5pm” policy was introduced because Africans pose a security threat to its Chinese patrons. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• Only taxi drivers or Africans accompanied by Chinese, European or Indian patrons are allowed into the compound.
• The decision to deny access to Africans was reached in 2014 after a gang posing as patrons robbed the establishment and its clients.
• Ms Esther Zhao, the relations manager, said the restaurant stands by its strict “no-African after 5pm” policy because Africans pose a security threat to its Chinese patrons.
• The Ombudsman, Mr Otiende Amollo, said it was both illegal and unconstitutional to discriminate against an individual on the grounds of their race, gender or ethnicity.