Kenya is doomed either way the European Union trade deal goes

Kenya Horticultural Exporters workers pack groceries for export. [PHOTO: DAVID GICHURU/STANDARD]

Kenya could lose more than Sh11 billion annually by signing into the contentious trade agreement with Europe, in new projections made by regional civil societies.

Estimates of impact of signing up to the Economic Partnership Agreement — which Tanzania has rejected— would disproportionately hurt Kenya based on a past study published by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa.