UK-Kenya trade deal on course, says High Commissioner Jane Marriot
The commissioner noted that the bulk of flowers sold in the UK are imported from Kenya. "Kenya has 70 percent of the flower market in the UK. Statistics indicate that every three seconds buyer in the UK receives flowers from Kenya. We have had good trade ties with Kenya and it can only get better," said Marriot. The trade deal also targets florists who will be able to maintain tariff-free supply routes for Kenya’s high-quality flowers. The CS said the UK market accounts for a significant percentage of total exports of vegetables from Kenya as well as cut flowers noting that the agreement wi...