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Kenya plan to conduct an in-depth review of the current trade strategy in order to take stock of its implementation and success as well as to suggest interventions to boost exports to the United States, Chris Kiptoo, Principal Secretary in the Ministry for Trade.
The first African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) strategy for Kenya was developed in 2012. Under the trade agreement, most of sub-Saharan African countries are allowed to export some products duty free to the U.S. market. Kenya’s exports to U.S. comprise mainly textiles and apparels made in the export processing zones.