ALSO READ: Valentine’s Day comes early for Buyu after Sh8m Elitebet jackpot winBut Kenya needs the EPA deal to get market access, especially for its flower exports. Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi have been accused of blocking the signing of the EPA deal by the rest of the EAC bloc. And now, Kenyan flowers are being threatened to go to the EU markets encumbered with tariffs. The regulation is albeit a temporary reprieve for Kenya to access the EU market as EPA negotiations is concluded. Kenya Flower Council (KFC) Chief Executive Officer Jane Ngige reckons the refusal by some members of EAC to sign the EPA deal would see the country’s flower exporters lose Sh4 billion monthly.

Source: Standard Digital February 14, 2017 07:02 UTC