Ruto, Biden teams open trade talks amid smallholder farmers’ protest
US President Joe Biden with Kenya’s William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto. Kenya has begun the negotiation round of the proposed bilateral deal with the United States. PHOTO | POOL
The administration of Kenya’s President William Ruto has begun the negotiation round of the proposed bilateral deal with the United States, which will replace the more-than-two-decade-old African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) amid protestations from smallholder farmers.
The four-day talks, which kicked off in Nairobi on Monday, follow the round of conceptual discussions held in Washington between February 6 and 10.
