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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ggithaiga=hotmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Mugambi Laibuta via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] U.S. FTA Agreement</font>
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<div dir="auto">I wrote on the aspect of data transfers -
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<div dir="auto">Data Transfers and the Kenya-US Trade Talks:</div>
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<div dir="auto"><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>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 08:20 Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="x_gmail_default"><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" target="_blank" rel="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">#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" target="_blank" rel="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">#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/" target="_blank" rel="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">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/" target="_blank" rel="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">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/" target="_blank" rel="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">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/" target="_blank" rel="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">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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