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)...

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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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