Setback for Kenya as regional heads dig in on EPA deal

A worker from Naivasha based at Van den Berg flower farm prepares roses for export to the European market ahead of Valentine. [Photo by Antony Gitonga/Standard]

Last week’s EAC leaders’ meeting called for further negotiations on crucial trade treaty whose absence threatens the future of country’s exports to EU.

Kenya will have to wait a little longer for a breakthrough in the crucial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) deal after regional leaders called for further negotiations with their European counterparts.