Deadline looms for signing of UK-EAC Brexit trade pact

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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) chats with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in London in January.  AFP PHOTO 

Kenya is racing against time to sign a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, as ideological differences among EAC member states threaten to derail negotiations for a collective trade agreement.

With only four months to the December 31 expiry of the current trade arrangement, in which EAC partner states enjoy duty-free and quota-free access to the lucrative UK market, Kenya is starting to lose patience with the slow pace of negotiations at the regional trade bloc level, The EastAfrican has learned.