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Trump administration seeks views on Kenya trade barriers despite AGOA snub

US President Donald Trump during an address from the Oval Office. [AFP]

The US Trade Representative (USTR) is soliciting comments from American businesses on trade barriers they face in Kenya, according to a public notice in the US Federal Register, even as the future of a key trade pact for Nairobi remains in doubt.

The move comes as officials in Washington and Nairobi remain tight-lipped on the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provided duty-free access for most Kenyan exports to the United States and lapses this month.

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