Kenya and China sign six trade agreements

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) is received by his Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Omamo at the Sarova Whitesands Hotel where they met for a bilateral meeting between Kenyan and Chinese officials in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on January 6, 2022. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP

Kenya and China have signed six trade agreements and promised to form a joint working group to address trade barriers between the two countries to reduce trade imbalances.

During the bilateral talks and the signing of the agreements between Kenyan Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo and Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, Kenya expressed optimism that the agreements will increase its export to China and improve the economy of its people.