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Sensing betrayal, Kenya goes solo in search of trade deals

KQ cargo plane at the Moi International Airport Mombasa (PHOTO: Omondi Onyango)

Kenya has given the strongest hint that it will be a lone-ranger in the hunt for export deals, citing frustrations on the joint approach with its East African Community (EAC) partners.

Speaking to editors and journalists yesterday, Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina said Kenya had learnt sobering lessons about the regional approach.

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