Kenya’s EPZs outlook bleak as job losses loom on Agoa uncertainty

Workers make garments at Rivatex East Africa Limited in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu. 

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Workers at Kenya’s Export Processing Zones (EPZ) are facing job losses due to the Trump tariffs, which potentially override the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), under which they operate.

Dr Juma Mukhwana, Principal Secretary for the State Department of Industry in the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, conceded that the measures announced by the US leader could have wide-ranging implications for Kenya’s economy.