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Kenya should negotiate trade deals alone, PS says

Trade PS Chris Kiptoo

Trade Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo has said Kenya should negotiate trade agreements with developed nations individually.

In response to a decision by Tanzania and Uganda to pull out of a regional trade pact, the PS said: “Individual Commonwealth countries should negotiate favourable bi-lateral trade deals between themselves as long as they have comparative advantages.”

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