The setback came as the US Congress on Tuesday passed a stop-gap funding bill extending the programme through the end of 2028.
By
Constant Munda
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Kenya lost more than 5,000 new job opportunities within its Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in the last financial year as uncertainty over duty-free access to the US market delayed factory expansion and contributed to company exits.
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