MPs push for urgent extension of AGOA to safeguard Kenya's trade gains

The motion sponsored by Laikipia Woman Representative Jane Kagiri, received overwhelming support across the political divide.

Members of the National Assembly have urged the government to fast-track negotiations for the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), warning that failure to do so could disrupt the country’s economy.

The preferential trade agreement, enacted in 2000, grants eligible Sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market.