Kenya, US to resume trade talks next week, minister says

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February 18, 2026 2:32 AM EST

Cranes arrange shipping containers from ships within the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) container terminal at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Laban Walloga

NAIROBI, Feb ‌18 (Reuters) - Kenya ​and ​the United States will resume negotiations in Washington ‌next week in search of a ⁠bilateral trade deal, the Kenyan trade ‌minister said on Wednesday.

The ‌talks will be held from Monday through to Thursday, Lee Kinyanjui ​said in remarks shared by his office, followed by ⁠one or two meetings after that "to firm up ​deliberations".

The East African nation, which exported goods worth $737 million - or ​10% of its total ‌exports - to the U.S. in 2024, held talks ⁠with Washington last August to safeguard market access, seeking to conclude a ⁠process that started in 2020 during President ​Donald Trump's first term.

New talks were opened under President Joe Biden's administration on ‌a trade and investment partnership aimed at lifting non-tariff ‌barriers but were not completed ⁠before Trump ‌returned to office ​last year.

(Reporting by Duncan Miriri;Editing by Alexander Winning, Elaine ‌Hardcastle)


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