Kenya should rethink trade future beyond the extension of Agoa

Kenyan workers prepare clothes for export at the New Wide Garment Export Processing Zone (EPZ) factory operating under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) in Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya on September 19, 2025.

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I've had countless conversations over the past few months with policymakers and exporters navigating impossible uncertainty about contracts and commitments they entered into in good faith.

What I've come to realise from these conversations is this: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) isn't just a trade policy.

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