Kenya is counting on the Africa Union (AU) to lobby for an extension of the duty-free access to the American market for selected products amid sweeping US tariffs on imports that left the fate of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) uncertain.
US President Donald Trump Thursday imposed sweeping tariffs on goods from countries across the world, ranging from 10 percent for nations like Kenya to 31 percent (South Africa) and 50 percent (Lesotho).