Washington, D.C. — TechNet sent a letter this week to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) welcoming the Trump Administration’s decision to launch negotiations for a U.S.-Kenya trade agreement and highlighting the tech industry’s perspective on objectives that should be pursued.
“While Kenya is currently the U.S.’s 98th largest trading partner, we believe they — like other democratic, pro-market nations on the African continent — are poised for unprecedented economic growth in this decade,” the letter states. “Therefore, the time is ripe for an agreement that solidifies the links between our economies, promotes two-way trade, and enables the U.S. tech sector to play a leadership role in unlocking the promise of technological innovation across all sectors of the Kenyan economy.”