US-EAC trade pact comes into life amid disharmony

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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai addressing journalists at Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya on July 19, 2023. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (Tifa) between the US and the East African Community has begun taking shape, with a section of the bloc’s members keen on it and others still biding their time.

This week, US officials were in Nairobi to conduct part of the negotiations on the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership and to meet Trade ministers from the region.