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Lawyers file suit at EAC court to block Kenya-US trade deal

President Uhuru Kenyatta meets with President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington DC.

Kenya’s free trade deal with the United States of America (US) has been challenged before the East Africa Court of Justice days after the two countries opened negotiations on duty-free imports.

Two lawyers, Christopher Oyieko and Emily Osiemo, want the regional court to invalidate the free trade agreement (FTA), claiming that it goes against Kenya’s treaty with the other East African Community (EAC) partners.

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