Accusations mar failed bid to reach a deal on the Economic Partnership Agreement

Jack Kneppers the managing director of Maridadi flower farm examines roses in the green houses in the Naivasha based firm. Flower farmers in Naivasha have warned of mass job losses and earnings following the collapse in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) talks. [PHOTO: Antony Gitonga]

Nairobi; Kenya: The Government’s failure to reach a deal on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has placed Kenya’s foreign policy in the spotlight, raising questions about the country’s ability to adequately represent its trade interests globally.

This comes as resources at the Foreign Affairs office appear directed towards the criminal cases facing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto at the International Criminal Court (ICC), leaving Kenya economically exposed.