Kenya is gearing for a third round talks with the United States on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA)
Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina says the country is ready to return to the negotiating table once the new administration in the US settles.
“We expect to get into more rounds of negotiations as the new administration settles down having already had two rounds,” the CS said on Monday.
Kenya begun discussions on a potential trade pact with the US in March last year following a joint announcement by President Donald Trump and President Uhuru Kenyatta in February.
The new trade pact is seen as a replacement to current trade terms contained in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which expires in 2025.
Kenya will be seeking to iron out terms under the new trade engagement before a potential announcement on a deal towards the end of 2021.