• Looming AGOA expiry (September 2025): AGOA’s impending expiration increased uncertainty around Kenya’s preferential access to the U.S. market.

• No indication of further STIP negotiations: Following the last negotiating round, there were no public signals of additional STIP negotiations.

• Kenya’s preference for a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S.: Kenyan officials consistently signalled interest in a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement as a longer-term framework beyond AGOA.

References

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11526?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22%5C%22Kenya%5C%22%22%7D&s=2&r=2