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Cabinet approves start of free trade talks with the US

President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Elvis Ogina/Standard]

The Cabinet yesterday approved talks with the US on the establishment of a free trade arrangement between the two countries.

A Cabinet meeting, held at State House, Nairobi, said the negotiations will give Kenyan goods a smooth access to the US consumer market, especially as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) comes to an end.

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