@Mugambi Laibuta<mailto:[email protected]>
Please give us some of the highlights…for the quick reader.
Thanks.
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From: kictanet <[email protected]> on behalf of Mugambi Laibuta via kictanet <[email protected]>
Sent: 02 September 2020 8:23 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Cc: Mugambi Laibuta <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] U.S. FTA Agreement
I wrote on the aspect of data transfers –
Data Transfers and the Kenya-US Trade Talks:
www.laibuta.com/data-protection/data-transfers-and-the-kenya-us-trade-talks/
Regards,
Mugambi Laibuta
On Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 08:20 Ali Hussein via kictanet <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Dear Listers. The above refers.
So the Kenya government has been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. Government. below is the high-level Vision for the #FTA<www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=fta&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6706564288401686528>:-
To conclude an agreement with Kenya that can serve as a model for additional agreements in Africa, leading to a network of agreements that contribute to Africa’s regional integration objectives. In addition, the goal is to conclude an agreement that builds on the objectives of #AGOA<www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=agoa&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6706564288401686528> and will serve as an enduring foundation to expand U.S -Africa trade and investment across the continent.
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)<www.linkedin.com/company/kenya-private-sector-alliance-kepsa/> in its wisdom chose a number of companies to be in the consortium of the US-Kenya FTA negotiations/conversations.
Now…Is it just me or don’t I understand International Trade? Someone, please explain to me why in that group of companies you have 9 American companies on the list? Including IBM<www.linkedin.com/company/ibm/>, The Coca-Cola Company<www.linkedin.com/company/the-coca-cola-company/>, and Citi<www.linkedin.com/company/citi/>.
This is like scoring an own goal before starting the game! Or am I wrong? Please explain to me the rationale?
Join the conversation.<www.linkedin.com/posts/alihkassim_kepsa-consortium-on-the-us-kenya-fta-activity-6706564288401686528-4zlk>
Ali Hussein
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