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US now opens door for Kenya to reclaim vital Agoa trade benefits

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

Kenyan exporters to the United States are a step closer to reclaiming crucial duty-free access after the US House of Representatives passed a law paving the way for a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which expired last September

The House voted 340-54 on Monday to renew the pact through 2028, retroactively covering its lapse since September 2025.  

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