4 February 2026
AGOA was extended in February 2026 to run till 31st of December 2026, by US President Donald Trump. ...
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7 December 2025
On 7th of December 2025, Nation Media Group reported that Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi had confirmed th...
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September 2024 - December 2025
Looming AGOA expiry (September 2025): AGOA’s impending expiration increased uncertainty arou...
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16-30 September 2024
From the 16th to the 30th of September 2024, Kenya and the United States held the eighth round of ne...
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5-9 August 2024
From the 5th to 9th August 2024, Kenya and the United States held the seventh round of negotiations ...
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3-7 June 2024
From the 3rd to the 7th of June 2024, Kenya and the United States the sixth round of negotiations un...
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31 May 2024
On 31st of May 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released summaries ...
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4 February 2026
AGOA was extended in February 2026 to run till 31st of December 2026, by US President Donald Trump. ...
7 December 2025
On 7th of December 2025, Nation Media Group reported that Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi had confirmed th...
September 2024 - December 2025
Looming AGOA expiry (September 2025): AGOA’s impending expiration increased uncertainty arou...
16-30 September 2024
From the 16th to the 30th of September 2024, Kenya and the United States held the eighth round of ne...
5-9 August 2024
From the 5th to 9th August 2024, Kenya and the United States held the seventh round of negotiations ...
3-7 June 2024
From the 3rd to the 7th of June 2024, Kenya and the United States the sixth round of negotiations un...
31 May 2024
On 31st of May 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released summaries ...
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  2. Joint Statement Between the United States and Kenya on the Launch of Negotiations Towards a Free Trade Agreement’, US Embassy in Kenya, 08 July 2020, available at https://ke.usembassy.gov/joint-statement-between-the-united-states-and-kenya-on-the-launch-of-negotiations-towards-a-free-trade-agreement/

  3. United States – Kenya Negotiations Summary of Specific Negotiating Objectives’, Office of the United States Trade Representative, May 2020, available at https://agoa.info/images/documents/15767/united-states-kenya-negotiations-summary-of-specific-negotiating-objectives-may-2020-ustr.pdf

  4. Proposed Kenya - United States of America Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Principles, Objectives, and Scope’, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, 22 June 2020, available at https://agoa.info/images/documents/15775/kenya-usaftanegotiatingprinciplesobjectivesandscope220620.pdf

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