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AGOA Expiration Threatens 150,000 Livelihoods in Kenya

United Aryan, a Kenyan clothing exporter employing 10,000 and supporting 150,000, faces closure if the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) isn't renewed by September, jeopardizing the region's economic stability and reversing crime reduction gains since 2002.

AGOA Expiration Threatens 150,000 Livelihoods in Kenya

United Aryan, a Kenyan clothing exporter employing 10,000 and supporting 150,000, faces closure if the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) isn't renewed by September, jeopardizing the region's economic stability and reversing crime reduction gains since 2002.

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What is the immediate impact of the potential expiration of AGOA on United Aryan and its surrounding community?

United Aryan, a Kenyan clothing exporter, employs 10,000 people and supports 150,000 indirectly through the AGOA trade agreement with the US. The agreement's September expiration threatens their livelihoods and the economic stability of the surrounding region, which has seen reduced crime since the factory's establishment in 2002.

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AGOA Renewal Crucial for Kenyan Clothing Exporter, Threatening 150,000 Livelihoods

United Aryan, a Kenyan clothing exporter employing 10,000 and supporting 150,000 others, faces closure unless President Trump renews the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by September, which allows duty-free access to the US market for its 8 million jeans and other products.

AGOA Renewal Crucial for Kenyan Clothing Exporter, Threatening 150,000 Livelihoods

United Aryan, a Kenyan clothing exporter employing 10,000 and supporting 150,000 others, faces closure unless President Trump renews the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by September, which allows duty-free access to the US market for its 8 million jeans and other products.

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What are the immediate economic and social consequences of the potential expiration of AGOA for United Aryan and the surrounding Kenyan community?

United Aryan", a Kenyan clothing exporter, produces 8 million pairs of jeans annually for US retailers like Walmart, utilizing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for duty-free access. AGOA's September expiration, unless renewed by President Trump, threatens the livelihoods of 150,000 people directly or indirectly dependent on the factory and the stability of the surrounding region, previously plagued by gang violence.

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