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President William Ruto (C) flagging off value -added tea to Accra, Ghana during the AFCFTA Guided Trade Initiative at KICC, Nairobi County, Kenya on October 4, 2022. PHOTO | PSCU
On October 5, 2022, pan-African drums of optimism were beating so loud in Kenya that you could hear them as far away as Timbuktu, Alexandria and Cape Town.
On that day, Kenya's exportation of tea — and locally made batteries — to Ghana started under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) arraignment. In keeping with the time-honoured African tradition of marking such big events, newly elected President William Ruto was at hand to flag off the consignment.
