Kenya moves to secure duty-free trade deal with EU after stalled EPAs talks

Workers at a farm in Kenya sort flowers for export to Europe.

Workers at a farm in Kenya sort flowers for export to Europe. PHOTO | FILE

Kenya has put in place temporary measures for its exports to the European Union after the implementation of a duty free-quota free trade agreement with other EAC member states stalled.

Classified as a lower middle income economy by the World Bank, Kenya aims to protect its trade interests with the EU after Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi declined to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) citing various economic and political interests.