Trade CS Adan Mohamed pushes for renewal of European Union trade deal

Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Industry, trade and Cooperatives speaks during the 6th TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) round table on the role of private sector in Africa's economic transformation taken on 26th August 2016. He is in Brussels to lobby for Kenya to continue accessing European Union (EU) market duty-free. (PHOTO: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI/ STANDARD)

Trade Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed is in Brussels to lobby for Kenya to continue accessing European Union (EU) market duty-free.

The Market Access Regulation (MAR) will expire on October 1, 2016, meaning that Kenya risks exporting to the bloc at a higher cost.