US guarded on Kenya trade deal past Agoa expiry

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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai addressing journalists at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on July 19, 2023. FILE PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

The US is non-committal about when negotiations for a free trade deal with Kenya will be concluded despite Nairobi earlier saying the talks would be finalised by December.

The United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who concluded her three-day tour in Nairobi on Wednesday, indicated the US negotiators do not have a deadline for concluding talks or signing the proposed US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP).

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