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US-Kenya FTA and the rights to land and food
10-May-2020     IATP
The US Trade Representative has announced plans to negotiate a free-trade agreement with Kenya. This would be the first free-trade agreement the US has negotiated with an African nation.
Civil society organizations and concerned activists submit nearly 7,500 comments on proposed US-Kenya trade agreement
10-May-2020     Public Citizen
Public Citizen submitted formal comments to the US Trade Representative explaining why negotiating a standard US FTA with Kenya is a very bad idea in general.
Africa must not let disputes with foreign investors undermine its Covid-19 response
7-May-2020     Business Day
There is an imminent threat of claims arising from emergency measures, so countries should review how investor-state disputes are handled.
US firms give condition for free trade deal with Kenya
5-May-2020     Business Daily
American firms have asked Kenya to fix its intellectual property laws as one of the conditions for backing the “model trade agreement” being negotiated by the two states.
ASA, USSEC submit comments to USTR on US-Kenya trade agreement
29-Apr-2020     American Soybeans Association
US Soybean Export Council and the American Soybeans Association wants the inclusion of provisions on agricultural biotech in the US-Kenya agreement.
US should avoid phased approach in trade talks with Kenya: Chamber of Commerce
27-Apr-2020     Reuters
The United States should work to achieve a single, comprehensive agreement with Kenya that removes barriers to trade and investment, instead of pursuing a phased approach, the US Chamber of Commerce said.
Don’t let disaster capitalism dictate the US-Kenya trade agreement
14-Apr-2020     Earth Island Journal
Trade policies written in the shadows while the public is distracted always have terrible consequences for working people and the planet.
Lawyers fight Kenya-US trade deal
23-Mar-2020     The East African
Trade deal violates the East African Community Treaty and its protocols, lawyers say.
Nigeria signed 28 investment agreements in 16 years – Official
23-Mar-2020     Premium Times
The model used for negotiation of Nigeria’s investment agreements was reviewed between 2014 and 2016 to balance investor’s rights with obligations.
US trade chief tells Congress of plans for trade deal with Kenya
18-Mar-2020     Reuters
The Trump administration told Congress it plans to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the East African country of Kenya.