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Kenya and India have agreed to accelerate negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aimed at lowering trade barriers, expanding market access, and unlocking new opportunities for Kenyan exporters, officials said on Tuesday.
The India–Kenya Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations are advancing, with both nations working to address a significant trade imbalance and expand market access. Kenya is seeking greater export opportunities in India across agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing, while aiming to reduce its reliance on imports of items like refined petroleum and medicines.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has signaled that Kenya is open to exploring a deeper trade arrangement with India. This includes the possibility of a free trade agreement, as part of its broader global trade engagement strategy.
Kenya has finalized negotiations over a new trade deal with China, President William Ruto stated last Wednesday. According to Reuters, the news comes some two months after a preliminary agreement was announced that would grant Kenya duty-free access to the Chinese market for approximately 98 percent of its exports.
Kenya has finalised negotiations over a trade deal with China, two months after announcing a preliminary agreement that would grant the East African country duty-free access to the Chinese market.
For Washington, the negotiations carry clear strategic overtones. Countering China’s growing economic influence in Kenya and across East Africa has long been part of US policy. The arrangement introduced geopolitical expectations alongside commercial interests.
Kenya and the United States will resume negotiations in Washington next week in search of a bilateral trade deal, the Kenyan trade minister said.
Kenya announced the launch of BiasharaLink and Deal House, two digital platforms designed to strengthen economic diplomacy and boost intra-African trade. The initiative seeks to address the execution gap in trade agreements across the continent and to operationalize the AfCFTA.
The Kenyan government is facing international legal action over allegations it copied and used Swiss border technology without permission or compensation.
Kenya and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the first such trade deal between the UAE
