Kenya seeks to cement UK market after trade deal

Ranil Jayawardena and Betty Maina.

UK’s Trade Minister Ranil Jayawardena and Kenya's Trade Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina in London on December 8, 2020. PHOTO | COURTESY

Kenyan officials say the new trade agreement with the United Kingdom will protect an invaluable market for local producers, creating continuity after Brexit.

On Tuesday, Kenya formally inked the deal with the UK, ending an era of doing business with Britain through the protocols of the European Union, which London will be officially exiting at the end of this month.