Trade CS Kinyanjui backs US move to extend AGOA
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 14 - Investment, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has welcomed a decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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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.
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