Kenya to be the first African country to offer legal backing to the continental free-trade zone

[MK254]

PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA SIGNS TRADE AGREEMENTS DURING THE 10TH EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT SUMMIT IN KIGALI LAST MONTH. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya is on course to become the first African country to offer legal backing to the continental free-trade zone after a bill endorsing the agreement for trading bloc was presented to Parliament for approval.

The National Assembly is expected to debate on the bill for ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) after it was tabled in the House by Industrialisation secretary Adan Mohamed.

The pact is expected to establish a single market with duty-free access among traders in the continent meant to spur industrialisation, infrastructure development and economic diversification across Africa that is home to more than 1.2 billion people.
“Parliament is requested to take note of the content of this memorandum, take note of the Cabinet approval for signing, ratification and engagement under phase II and ratify the framework establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area in good time to facilitate entry into force of the AfCFTA and pave the way for Kenya to exploit opportunities arising from the AfCFTA,” said Mr Mohamed in a memorandum to Parliament.

In approving the treaty last week the Cabinet asked the private sector to prepare to extend their foothold into all the 54 African nations “once Kenya becomes among the first nations to ratify the AfCFTA”.

Yet to sign

Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria, and most-developed, South Africa, are yet to sign up to form a $3 trillion (Sh302 trillion) continental free-trade zone.

Nigeria said domestic consultation was needed before committing to such an agreement.


When fully implemented, the treaty is expected to enable residents of all member countries to enjoy the convenience of a single passport and currency.

The AfCFTA aims to create a single market for goods, services and movement of persons to deepen the economic integration of the African continent.

Economists point to Africa’s low level of intra-regional trade as one of the reasons for the continent’s enduring poverty and the lack of a strong manufacturing base.

Mr Mohamed in the memo sought to allay fears that the single market would result in the dumping of cheap imports and pose unhealthy competition to local industries.
Kenya leads with bill to effect Africa treaty

 

[pingli-nywee]

Huu mkataba uliafikiwa wiki mbili zilizopita kule Kigali, Rwanda. The AfCFTA, chini ya mkataba huu nchi 26 za Afrika ziliafikiana kuwa na 'free trade and movement of people zone' kati yao. Viongozi wa nchi hizi ishirini na sita walifika Kigali kutia saini mkataba huo. Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alikuwepo. Wengi walimshangaa rais Uhuru Kenyatta, siku ya kuapishwa kwake, aliposema kwamba wanaE.A hawahitaji pasipoti kungia, kuishi na kufanya biashara Kenya. Sasa Kenya inaongoza kazi ya kuhakikisha mkataba huo unaanza kufanya kazi. MK254 wenzetu hawa bado wapo kwenye shughuli ya kuvuta blanketi.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Huu mkataba uliafikiwa wiki mbili zilizopita kule Kigali, Rwanda. The AfCFTA, chini ya mkataba huu nchi 26 za Afrika ziliafikiana kuwe na 'free trade and movement of people zone' kati yao. Viongozi wa nchi 26 na sita walifika Kigali kutia saini mkataba huo. Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alikuwepo. Wengi walimshangaa rais Uhuru Kenyatta, siku ya kuapishwa kwake, aliposema kwamba wanaE.A hawahitaji pasipoti kungia, kuishi na kufanya biashara Kenya. Sasa Kenya inaongoza kazi ya kuhakikisha mkataba huo unaanza kufanya kazi.Sasa wakenya wapo huru kutembea, kuishi, kufanya biashara kwenye nchi zingine 25 hapa hapa Afrika. MK254, wenzetu hawa wanaishi kwenye dunia ya jana.

ati hivi unajua maaana ya kusaini mkataba na maana ya utekelezaji wake? AfCFTA itahitaji miaka 20 kuweza kutekelezwa kuna vitu vinaitwa ratification kwenye mikataba unapaswa ufahamu.

 

[pingli-nywee]

ati hivi unajua maaana ya kusaini mkataba na maana ya utekelezaji wake? AfCFTA itahitaji miaka 20 kuweza kutekelezwa kuna vitu vinaitwa ratification kwenye mikataba unapaswa ufahamu.

Tanzania mpo ndani ya AfCTFA acha kulialia. Ila kwenye mkutano wa AU pale Kigali sijui kama mlikuwa among the 26(presidents and head of states) ambao walikubali kufast track hiyo ratification. Kenya mswada tayari upo mbele ya bunge. Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alikuwa ameona faida ya kufanya mambo kama haya zamani sana. Lakini wabongo mlivyo mliponda sana badala ya kuchangamkia fursa. Kuna waafrika wana akili zao. This agreement is going forward with all those eager for a united Africa. Market yetu kuu kama waafrika ipo hapa hapa Afrika.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Tanzania mpo ndani ya AfCTFA acha kulialia. Ila kwenye mkutano wa AU pale Kigali sijui kama mlikuwa among the 26(presidents and head of states) ambao walikubali kufast track hiyo ratification. Kenya mswada tayari upo mbele ya bunge. Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alikuwa ameona faida ya kufanya mambo kama haya zamani sana. Lakini wabongo mlivyo mliponda sana badala ya kuchangamkia fursa. Kuna waafrika wana akili zao. This agreement is going forward with all those eager for a united Africa. Market yetu kuu kama waafrika ipo hapa hapa Afrika.

sawa nenda basi hizo nchi zilizosaini sasa halafu uone kama hawajakutoa nduki! huwezi jiuliza mbona baada ya AfCTFA alienda ku-negotiate visa free agreement na Mozambique?

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

Huu mkataba uliafikiwa wiki mbili zilizopita kule Kigali, Rwanda. The AfCFTA, chini ya mkataba huu nchi 26 za Afrika ziliafikiana kuwa na 'free trade and movement of people zone' kati yao. Viongozi wa nchi hizi ishirini na sita walifika Kigali kutia saini mkataba huo. Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alikuwepo. Wengi walimshangaa rais Uhuru Kenyatta, siku ya kuapishwa kwake, aliposema kwamba wanaE.A hawahitaji pasipoti kungia, kuishi na kufanya biashara Kenya. Sasa Kenya inaongoza kazi ya kuhakikisha mkataba huo unaanza kufanya kazi. MK254 wenzetu hawa bado wapo kwenye shughuli ya kuvuta blanketi.

You are very shallow in thinking. You think a trade treaty is something you do today and expect to implent tommorow? It requires extensive research before legislation is passed, you have to consider shorterm and longterm prospects for both manufacturers and consumers within kenya so that they dont suffer loss.
Drunkard uhuru pushes for legislation without public partcipation and fact checking with other countries' markets and industrial capacities data.
He has not even seen the proposed legislations from countries with better economies within the trade block to compare notes.

Viuma vimekaza huko brookside dairy, anatapatapa angalau akoe kampuni ya mamake.
JPM is now controlling EAC

 

[mulisaaa]

Ilambona mataifa mawili makubwa yameugomea, South Africa and Nigeria

 

[pingli-nywee]

You are very shallow in thinking. You think a trade treaty is something you do today and expect to implent tommorow? It requires extensive research before legislation is passed, you have to consider shorterm and longterm prospects for both manufacturers and consumers within kenya so that they dont suffer loss.
Drunkard uhuru pushes for legislation without public partcipation and fact checking with other countries' markets and industrial

Who said anything about tommorow? If the 26 African states succeed in speeding up the ratification of the agreement as settled upon, in Kigali, its effects will be felt much earlier. Paving way for its collective adoption accross AFRICA. I wrote that in caps so you can realize that this is not your usual small girl crash on president U.Kenyatta. If Uhuru went to Kigali to save his mother's company, as you say, please break down to us why the other 25 presidents were there, genius.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Who said anything about tommorow? If the 26 African states succeed in speeding up the ratification of the agreement as settled upon, in Kigali, its effects will be felt much earlier. Paving way for its collective adoption accross AFRICA. I wrote that in caps so you can realize that this is not your usual small girl crash on president U.Kenyatta. If Uhuru went to Kigali to save his mother's company, as you say, please break down to us why the other 25 presidents were there, genius.

Kunyatta hana lolote

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

Who said anything about tommorow? If the 26 African states succeed in speeding up the ratification of the agreement as settled upon, in Kigali, its effects will be felt much earlier. Paving way for its collective adoption accross AFRICA. I wrote that in caps so you can realize that this is not your usual small girl crash on president U.Kenyatta. If Uhuru went to Kigali to save his mother's company, as you say, please break down to us why the other 25 presidents were there, genius.

You Should be repremanding your beloved Uhuru for putting the cart before the horse. He should have consultative meetings with manufacturers and consumers, infact the drafting of the bill should have jointly done by stakeholders and Gvt chamber of commerce.
This shows the desperation uhuru is having esp that now JPM has banned brookside, he is desperate for new market

 

[pingli-nywee]

sawa nenda basi hizo nchi zilizosaini sasa halafu uone kama hawajakutoa nduki! huwezi jiuliza mbona baada ya AfCTFA alienda ku-negotiate visa free agreement na Mozambique?

Kunyatta hana lolote

Kuna siku hoja zako zilikuwa na tija hata wakati ambapo sikuwa nakubaliana nazo. Kunani mkuu, umebackslide sana bana? Try to live up to your standards, I beg.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Kuna siku hoja zako zilikuwa na tija hata wakati ambapo sikuwa nakubaliana nazo. Kunani mkuu, umebackslide sana bana? Try to live up to your standards, I beg.

tell ur fellow Kunyans like mwaswast that only know to spit stupidity in here!

 

[mwaswast]

tell ur fellow Kunyans like mwaswast that only know to spit stupidity in here!

Usinisingizie ujinga wako.

 

[Mwanzi1]

Kuna nchi nyingi mambazo hazija sign mikataba yote meaning wanekubali kitu kimoja ila wame reserve their decision kwenye mikataba mengine. Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia (wao wane sign 4 bado wamekataa 1). Hii kitu ina msukumko mkubwa kutoka kwa wachina kutokana na plan yao ya Belt and Road Initiative. Nchi nyingi wananza kufikiri mara mbili, some sesitive goods kupunguziwa tariffs na wao kukosa revenue inakuwa ngumu kumeza. Kitu kingine nchi nyingine wameshaona soon watakuwa dumping ground ya Chinese goods na kuwafanya washindwe kushindana na Chinese import. Hata hivyo bado kuna round two of negotiations mengi yatajadiliwa, some wording on agreement itabidi yabadilike.

 

[pingli-nywee]

You Should be repremanding your beloved Uhuru for putting the cart before the horse. He should have consultative meetings with manufacturers and consumers, infact the drafting of the bill should have jointly done by stakeholders and Gvt chamber of commerce.
This shows the desperation uhuru is having esp that now JPM has banned brookside, he is desperate for new market

AfCFTA has been in the pipeline for a long time now. Who says there has not been consultations? Kigali was an AU summit. I don't personally know the president nor his associates but this Agreement is neither about him or his family's company. Just grow up and stop being myopic. Your thinking capacity is so Mulang'anised. Just storm the statehouse if you have a problem with its tenant. It doesn't concern us.

 

[Tony254]

Kunyatta hana lolote

Haha you are stooping too low. Akili yako inafikiria tu kunia. Unapenda mavi sana aisee. Haikosi wahenga waliposema mavi ya kale haiachi kunuka, hio mavi ilikuwa yako.

 

[Tony254]

Kuna siku hoja zako zilikuwa na tija hata wakati ambapo sikuwa nakubaliana nazo. Kunani mkuu, umebackslide sana bana? Try to live up to your standards, I beg.

Huyu jamaa siku hizi anaongea tu mambo ya kunya. Anabore

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

AfCFTA has been in the pipeline for a long time now. Who says there has not been consultations? Kigali was an AU summit. I don't personally know the president nor his associates but this Agreement is neither about him or his family's company. Just grow up and stop being myopic. Your thinking capacity is so Mulang'anised. Just storm the statehouse if you have a problem with its tenant. It doesn't concern us.

Understand the difference btw a Treaty and Legislation! Treaty has been under discussion by african leaders but not The bill to impliment it in kenya!!

 

[Geza Ulole]

Huyu jamaa siku hizi anaongea tu mambo ya kunya. Anabore

ofcourse when looking at trolling by the likes of mwaswast in here one has to stoop to ur standards! i am the one that came up with a name Kunya for Kenya and Kunyatta for Kenyatta to counter Danganyika and ******** names! If u dont like them behave n bring decent arguments in here.

 

[Tony254]

Kuna nchi nyingi mambazo hazija sign mikataba yote meaning wanekubali kitu kimoja ila wame reserve their decision kwenye mikataba mengine. Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia (wao wane sign 4 bado wamekataa 1). Hii kitu ina msukumko mkubwa kutoka kwa wachina kutokana na plan yao ya Belt and Road Initiative. Nchi nyingi wananza kufikiri mara mbili, some sesitive goods kupunguziwa tariffs na wao kukosa revenue inakuwa ngumu kumeza. Kitu kingine nchi nyingine wameshaona soon watakuwa dumping ground ya Chinese goods na kuwafanya washindwe kushindana na Chinese import. Hata hivyo bado kuna round two of negotiations mengi yatajadiliwa, some wording on agreement itabidi yabadilike.

Wewe unasema nini? Afcfta itaanza kufanya kazi pindi tu nchi 22 zitakapo pitisha huo mswada kwenye parliament zao. Nyinyi wengine hatuwataki, kaeni nje. Mnadhani mtasabortage hii kama vile mlisarbotage EPA agreement? Hii sio EPA, hii hatuhitaji kila mtu kukubaliana nao ili ianze kazi. Watanzania ni waoga wa mwisho, hata nzi ni afadhali.