<div dir="auto"><div>California law does not apply to all states. Also have a look at the article I shared </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Data Transfers and the Kenya-US Trade Talks <a href="https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/data-transfers-and-the-kenya-us-trade-talks/">https://www.laibuta.com/data-protection/data-transfers-and-the-kenya-us-trade-talks/</a><br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Kind regards,<br><br>Mugambi Laibuta<br><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 08:46 Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Mugambi</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I find it hard to believe that the U.S. has no Data Protection laws. Please expound on this. I know for instance that California has a comprehensive Privacy Act. Here is a link to that. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://www.csoonline.com/article/3292578/california-consumer-privacy-act-what-you-need-to-know-to-be-compliant.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">California Data Privacy Law.</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I guess you are referring to Federal law?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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<div><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">So the Kenya government has been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. Government. below is the high-level Vision for the </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=fta&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6706564288401686528" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit" target="_blank">#FTA</a>:-<br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit">
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<b><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">To conclude an agreement with Kenya that can serve as a model for additional agreements in Africa, leading to a network of agreements that contribute to Africa’s regional integration objectives. In addition,
the goal is to conclude an agreement that builds on the objectives of </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=agoa&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6706564288401686528" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit" target="_blank">#AGOA</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"> and
will serve as an enduring foundation to expand U.S -Africa trade and investment across the continent.</span></b><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit">
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/kenya-private-sector-alliance-kepsa/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit" target="_blank">Kenya
Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"> in its wisdom chose a number of companies to be in the consortium of the US-Kenya FTA negotiations/conversations.</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit">
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<span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">Now...Is it just me or don't I understand International Trade? Someone, please explain to me why in that group of companies you have 9 American companies on the list? Including </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit" target="_blank">IBM</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coca-cola-company/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit" target="_blank">The
Coca-Cola Company</a>,<span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"> and </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/citi/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit" target="_blank">Citi</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">.</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit">
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<span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">This is like scoring an own goal before starting the game! Or am I wrong? Please explain to me the rationale?</span><br>
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