Kenya is set to negotiate a post Brexit trade agreement with the UK. This follows a private conversation between president Uhuru Kenyatta and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. According to State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena, the negotiations are expected to be finalised ahead of the UK's exit from the European Union (Brexit) on 31st December 2020. Kanze said the two leaders agreed that the negotiations will be conducted within the Kenya-UK Strategic Partnership Framework established in January 2020 and the East African Community (EAC) parameters in order to enhance regional integration. "In the telephone conversation, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Johnson also discussed several Kenya-UK bilateral interests among them the two nation's response to the global Covid-19 health crisis," she said in a statement.

Source: The Star July 04, 2020 16:52 UTC