Kenya has announced plans to lobby for closer bilateral ties with African countries in the wake of falling total exports to African countries which have been in a steady decline for the past five years.

The country’s exports blueprint will be revealed during the Intra-African Trade Fair which will be held in Cairo, Egypt from December 11 to December 17.

Speaking during a press conference in Nairobi on September 26, Exports Promotion Council (EPC) CEO Peter Biwott said that Kenya will lay special emphasis on Tanzania and Uganda in an attempt to improve trade with the East African countries which has largely been affected by trade spats.

“We will be seeking to see how many markets we can reach so that we can be able to sell our products. We want to focus more on trade within Africa. We invest a lot in finding markets for our products and that was the main reason that as a government we signed the Africa Continental Free Trade Area treaty in March,” said Biwott.

Source Business Today

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