Kenya eyes more regional trade after pact with two blocs
Participants arrive for a meeting of Comesa, EAC and SADC in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on June 9, 2015. Launched in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, in June 2015, the Tripartite Free Trade Area champions integration that is grounded on the developmental approach to regional integration.
Kenya could soon start exporting its goods outside the East African Community (EAC) market with the implementation of a tripartite agreement that is expected to be implemented in March this year.
The free trade pact that brings together three regional business blocs — the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), EAC and South African Development Community, was mooted seven years ago.
