Kenya eyes Agoa trade deal with United States in October

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Delegates at the 20th Agoa summit in Johannesburg on November 2, 2023.

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Kenya has been assured that Washington will ratify two crucial trade deals ahead of the November 5 presidential election in the United States, the Trade Ministry has told Parliament. 

Juma Mukhwana, the Industry Principal Secretary told the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives that US lawmakers will approve the extension of the African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa) and the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) agreement.

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