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Kenya engages US to safeguard exports amid Trump's tariff war

From left: KAM CEO Tobias Alando, Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui, KAM Chairperson Jane Karuki, Trade PS Juma Mukhwana during the launch of the Manufacturing Priority Agenda and Outlook 2025 at Serena Hotel, Nairobi, on March 27, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Kenya has started talks with the US government in an anticipatory move aimed at protecting the country's largest export market, following President Donald Trump's tariffs rollout.

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, disclosed that the government will meet with a team of policymakers from the US this week to discuss the issue.

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