Kenya reaps Sh10 billion after Ethiopia's ban from Agoa deal

Workers at the Hela Intimates Export Processing Zone Ltd factory in Athi River, Machakos County. [Reuters]

Kenya earned an additional Sh10.2 billion from its exports to the US as Nairobi reaped big from Ethiopia’s suspension from a duty-free trade pact.

Last year, Kenya’s exports to the US — mostly apparel were valued at Sh59.6 billion, a jump of more than a fifth from Sh49.4 billion in 2020 as Kenyan traders sold more goods through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), a free trade agreement between Washington and select African countries.