U.S. Senate Hands Kenya Jobs Sector Major Boost After Approving Key Deal
An average of over 60,000 Kenyans are directly employed in the sector, with its exports attracting over Ksh60.6 billion ($470 million)...
✨ Key Highlights
The Kenyan government has welcomed the U.S. Senate's approval of a two-year extension for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), securing duty-free access for Kenyan exports to the United States until December 31, 2028.
- Kenya's apparel exports to the U.S. reached Ksh60.6 billion (approx. $470 million) in 2024.
- The extension protects over 66,000 direct jobs in Kenya's apparel sector.
- Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui emphasized the importance of AGOA, noting apparel constitutes about 70 per cent of Kenya's exports to the U.S.
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