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The government of Kenya and Somalia Wednesday signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement at Transcom House, Nairobi.

Parliament is seeking powers to amend international treaties signed by Cabinet Secretaries and other State officials.

International trade agreements have far-reaching impacts on rights, livelihoods and the environment. Yet there is little transparency in negotiations and few opportunities for the public to engage. Lorenzo Cotula spoke with Edgar Odari about how Econews Africa is promoting public participation in Kenya’s international trade negotiations

International trade agreements have far-reaching impacts on rights, livelihoods and the environment. Yet there is little transparency in negotiations and few opportunities for the public to engage. Lorenzo Cotula spoke with Edgar Odari about how Econews Africa is promoting public participation in Kenya’s international trade negotiations

Protracted legal disputes between Kenyan companies and multilateral financial institutions could put local businesses under sharp scrutiny.

Interventions are necessary to reverse the harmful impacts of double taxation agreements in East Africa and beyond.

All Systems Go As Kenya-UK Trade Deal Comes Into Force  Status of the Agreement On 3 November 2020, Kenya and the UK signed the Kenya-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (the EPA) to continue the preferential zero tariff and zero quota trade of goods between the two countries. The signed provisions of the EPA were provisionally applied as of 1 January 2020, pending entry into force of the EPA. For Kenya this meant that, before ratification, the EPA would not be binding despite its provisional ap...

Kenya, UK trade agreement faces approval setback in Parliament Tuesday March 09 2021 By SAMWEL OWINO Summary MPs have taken issue with a clause in the new trade agreement between Kenya and the United Kingdom that bars Parliament from amending or expressing reservations on the pact. The legislators further argued that the clause violates the provisions of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act 2012 which gives the National Assembly powers to either approve or reject a treaty with reservations. M...

Farmers sue to stop Kenya-UK trade deal Monday March 01 2021 Kenya’s Cabinet Secretaries Fred Fred Matiang’i (front) and Betty Maina (third left) led Kenya and the UK in signing a post-Brexit bilateral trade agreement. PHOTO | FILE Advertisement Small-scale farmers opposed to duty free access of some products from the United Kingdom want the government stopped from entering a free trade deal with Britain. The shareholder growers, under the Kenya Small-Scale Farmer Forum, have filed a petiti...