Kenya’s implementation of AGOA
Abstract
In this project, the researcher assesses the impact of the implementation of the
Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) initiative by the American government to Sub-
Saharan African countries as a whole with a bias to the Kenyan experience.
Literature pertaining to this course was reviewed although being a fairly new initiative
the research heavily relied on secondary sources. Of interest in this paper was to establish
if Kenya and Africa as a whole is ready to benefit from the programme, or if their
policies and structures hinder them from enjoying these benefits or whether the United
States of America had imposed conditions that made the benefits seem to be far fetched
and how best Sub-Saharan countries could reap maximum benefits from the project.
The researcher in giving recommendations was limited as the programme is still ongoing,
and amendments to the bill that formed the act are still taking place. In conclusion, it was clear that Kenya had reaped benefits from AGOA despite them
being concentrated in the textile industry. It also emerged that Kenya in teaming lip with
other eligible countries to the programme might come up with solutions on how to benefit
from trade under AGOA and also on how to use trade as a tool for economic growth.
Sponsorhip
University of NairobiPublisher
Institute of Diplomacy & International Studies (IDIS)