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Agoa textile exports lift Kenya, US trade 27.9pc
A textile factory at an EPZ. Kenya plans to set up a fully serviced Textile City in the country as part of the ongoing efforts to revamp the ailing textile industry that has suffered from lack of enough raw material, following the collapse of the cotton sector. PHOTO | FILE
Exports of duty free goods to the US under African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) increased by a quarter last year to Sh30 billion, helping grow trade between Kenya and America.
The goods, mainly textile products, rose 24.2 per cent from Sh24 billion in 2013 and accounted for 79 per cent of the total export exports to the US—which was up 27.9 per cent to Sh38 billion.
