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Quick information guide

Treaties and Conventions to which Kenya is a signatory:

  • COMESA Treaty
  • East Africa Community Monetary Union Protocol
  • East Africa Community Common Market
  • Agreement on the World Trade Organisation
  • Agreement on the International Monetary Protocol

Contacts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Old Treasury Building, Harambee Avenue
P.O Box 30551 – 00100 G.P.O
NAIROBI, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 3318888
Email: info@mfa.go.ke
Website: www.mfa.go.ke

Trade agreements signed by the Republic of Kenya

The responsibility for concluding treaties involving the Republic of Kenya lies with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry is responsible for policy aspects, as well as matters of form and procedure.

The Ministry has a Treaty Section within the Legal Division that keeps records of bilateral and multi-lateral treaties involving Kenya. It runs an inquiry service that provides information on treaties to the public. The Ministry also coordinates Kenya’s responsibilities as depositary for certain treaties deposited with the Government of Kenya. Read More

angle-left Agreement Establishing The World Trade Organization

Agreement Establishing The World Trade Organization

Functions of the WTO

  1. The  WTO  shall  facilitate  the  implementation,  administration  and  operation,  and  further  the objectives,  of  this  Agreement  and  of  the  Multilateral  Trade  Agreements,  and  shall  also  provide  the framework for the implementation, administration and operation of the Plurilateral Trade Agreements.
  2. The  WTO  shall  provide  the  forum  for  negotiations  among  its  Members  concerning  their multilateral trade relations in matters dealt with under the agreements in the Annexes to this Agreement. The  WTO  may  also  provide  a  forum  for  further  negotiations  among  its  Members  concerning  their multilateral trade relations, and a framework for the implementation of the results of such negotiations, as may be decided by the Ministerial Conference.
  3. The WTO shall administer the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (hereinafter referred to as the "Dispute Settlement Understanding" or "DSU") in Annex 2to this Agreement.  
  4. The WTO shall administer the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (hereinafter referred to as the "TPRM") provided for in Annex 3 to this Agreement.
  5. With a view to achieving greater coherence in global economic policy-making, the WTO shall cooperate,  as  appropriate,  with  the  International  Monetary  Fund  and  with  the  International  Bank  for Reconstruction and Development and its affiliated agencies. Download treaty here
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List of international instruments

Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

The   objective   of the   Agency   is to encourage  the  flow  of  investments  for  productive purposes among member countries, and in particular to developing member countries, thus supplementing the activities of the International Bank for  Reconstruction  and  Development  the  International  Finance Corporation  and  other  international  development finance institutions. Membership in the Agency shall be open to all members of the Bank and to Switzerland.

To serve its objective, the Agency shall:

  1. issue guarantees, including coinsurance and reinsurance, against non-commercial risks in respect  of  investments in  a  member country which flow from other member countries
  2. carry out appropriate complementary activities to promote the flow of investments to and among developing member countries; and
  3. exercise such  other  incidental  powers  as shall   be   necessary   or   desirable   in   the furtherance of its objective.

Read more on the treaty here

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