Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Investment, Trade and Industry Lee Kinyanjui has welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives' decision to pass a bill extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by three years. This extension offers significant relief to Kenya's textile and apparel sector.

• The extension offers relief to over 80,000 Kenyans directly employed and approximately 250,000 others indirectly supported by the apparel and textile sector.
• The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill with a vote of 340 to 54, and it now proceeds to the Senate for consideration.
• Kenya is a leading beneficiary of AGOA, with apparel and textiles forming the bulk of its exports to the U.S., alongside coffee, tea, and horticultural products.