U.S., Kenya complete STIP round, addressing texts on agriculture and other issues

The U.S. and Kenya on Thursday completed a round of text-based negotiations under their Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership, addressing a host of issues including agriculture and small enterprises, the two countries announced. The April 17-20 round in Nairobi -- the first, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; the second, according to the Kenyan government -- followed what the U.S. terms “productive conceptual discussions” held in February in Washington, DC. The U.S. delegation, which included officials from...