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Kenya signs agricultural exports deal with China

Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya) and Xi Jinping (China). [Photo: Courtesy]

NAIROBI- Kenya and China signed an agreement on Friday allowing the East African country to export various agricultural products to China, a senior Kenyan government official said.

Nzioka Waita, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Chief of Staff, said the agreement on food, plant and animal safety - known as sanitary and phytosanitary measures - had been reached between the two after a week of negotiations.

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