As the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) expired on September 30, Kenya faces conditions to secure a new trade deal with the United States. This expiration jeopardizes Kenya's exports worth billions of shillings and the employment of thousands.

• The AGOA provided tariff exemptions for over 30 countries, with textiles, tea, and coffee being key Kenyan exports.
• Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) boss Tobias Alando stated that a key condition for a new deal is for Kenya to cease sourcing raw materials, like cotton for textiles, from China and India.
• The solution proposed is for Kenya to revive its cotton industry, building local capacity to avoid disruptions from trade tensions between the US and other nations.
• The AGOA's expiry has left over 66,000 Kenyans concerned about their jobs, as textile exports have risen to $500 million (Ksh64.6 billion) since the pact's inception.
• Despite the expiry, reports from the White House indicate President Trump supports a one-year extension of AGOA, and President William Ruto anticipates a new bilateral agreement with the US by year-end.