Kenya and the United States have taken a step closer to signing a reciprocal trade pact as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) nears its expiry.
The new deal is expected to redefine trade relations between the two nations at a time when Kenya faces new trade tariffs imposed by Washington.
The latest developments come against the backdrop of a 10 per cent tariff imposed on Kenyan exports by US President Donald Trump in April, a move that has added urgency to Kenya's push for more predictable trade terms with its largest export market outside Africa.
On Tuesday, Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui led a high-level delegation to Washington, D.C., for talks with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer, with the meeting emerging as an important step toward securing a formal trade pact, according to the government.
