Why Kenya's zero-tariff deal with China is up in the air

President William Ruto with Prime Minister Li Qiang, after a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. [PCS]

Plans by Kenya and China to ink a landmark trade agreement designed to provide a critical lifeline to local exporters have been cast into a state of geopolitical limbo. 

Documents seen by The Sunday Standard, and sources who spoke to this writer, reveal that the finalised text of the "Early Harvest" deal is gathering dust on the Ministry of Trade shelves in Nairobi.