This came as the Kenyan government sought to assure investors and traders that it would be business as usual with the Biden administration. “We hope and pray that President Biden will push and encourage the free trade agreement, and we should revive the discussions around the EAC (East African Community)-US trade and investment partnership,” said Mr Nesbitt. President Uhuru Kenyatta and US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter. According to the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade, the Kenya-US FTA will replace Agoa, which is set to expire in 2025. “We are seeing road and rail infrastructure projects happening in countries like Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania,” he explained.

Source: Standard Digital January 26, 2021 03:00 UTC