The 10th meeting of the Joint Trade Committee of India and Kenya took place in Nairobi, co-chaired by India’s Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal and Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Trade Regina Akoth Ombam. Discussions focused on boosting bilateral trade, addressing barriers, and enhancing cooperation in sectors like pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and energy. Both sides emphasized the need for a diversified and future-oriented economic partnership, aiming to streamline trade facilitation and promote business engagement.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on pre-arrival information exchange for goods was signed between India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) during the meeting. The agreement aims to improve customs cooperation, expedite clearances, enhance risk management, and smoothen bilateral trade processes. This move is expected to strengthen trade ties between India and Kenya by facilitating faster and more efficient trade operations.
In a separate development, India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika, met with Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula in Nairobi to discuss bolstering parliamentary exchanges and advancing bilateral relations through Friendship Groups. Swaika handed over a letter from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to Wetang’ula, formalizing the establishment of the India–Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Indian Parliament.
