Just days before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Kenya has expressed confidence it will reach the much-awaited trade agreement with the US.
This is amid fears the deal will break down when Trump takes office next week.
However, the Principal Secretary for Trade, Alfred K'Ombudo, has remained adamant that Kenya will seal the deal in the coming months. "The relationship between Kenya and the US transcends administrations," K'Ombudo said in an interview with Bloomberg on Friday.
He added, "We have a very strong history of informal trade and investment cooperation, and we do expect that we should pick up these discussions over the next few months." Kenya has been locked in trade negotiations with the US, which could see the country ink a deal similar to the European Union (EU) agreement or that reached with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week.
