- Title: May says Britain committed to free trade with Kenya after Brexit
- Date: 30th August 2018
- Summary: NAIROBI, KENYA (AUGUST 30, 2018) (REUTERS) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY AND KENYAN PRIME MINISTER UHURU KENYATTA WALKING OUT FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, THERESA MAY, SAYING "So as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, we are committed to a smooth transition that ensures continuity in our trading relationship with Kenya, e
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- Keywords: May's trip to Kenya British Prime Minister Theresa May Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Brexit trade investment
- Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
- City: NAIROBI, KENYA
- Country: Kenya
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0018VDQIBR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Britain is committed to continuing free trade with Kenya after it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said during a visit to Nairobi on Thursday (August 30).
May was speaking on the third stop of a trip to Africa during which she has said she wants Britain to become the biggest investor in the continent in Africa out of the Group of Seven nations. Britain is Kenya's largest trading partner.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaking alongside May at a news conference, said he welcomed her assurance that Kenyan duty free exports would continue after Brexit and said Kenya will be pressing for an increase in exports.
He said two agreements signed on Thursday - one to enhance military cooperation, the other for Britain to return assets and proceeds of corruption to Kenya - indicated the close ties between his country and its former colonial power.
Margaret Thatcher was the last British prime minister to visit Kenya, in 1988. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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