Kenya: AGOA yararangiye impungenge ko benshi baratakaza imirimo

Tariki ya 30 Nzeri 2025, amasezerano y’ubucuruzi ya AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) hagati ya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika n’ibihugu bya Afurika yarangiye ku mugaragaro. Aya masezerano yari amaze imyaka irenga 20 afasha ibihugu bya Afurika kohereza ibicuruzwa muri Amerika nta misoro, by’umwihariko imyenda, ibikomoka ku buhinzi n’ibikoresho by’ubukorikori. Kenya ni kimwe mu bihugu byungukiraga cyane muri ayo masezerano, cyane cyane mu nganda z’imyenda.

Mu gace ka Athi River, aho inganda nyinshi z’imyenda zikorera, abakozi barenga ibihumbi batangiye kugaragaza impungenge z’ihomba ry’akazi. Bamwe mu bayobozi b’inganda batangaje ko bashobora kugabanya abakozi cyangwa gufunga burundu, bitewe n’uko isoko ry’Amerika ryari rishingiye kuri AGOA. Abakozi benshi, cyane cyane abagore n’urubyiruko, baratakamba basaba ko habaho andi masezerano mashya cyangwa ubufasha bwihuse kugira ngo batabura akazi.

Guverinoma ya Kenya yatangaje ko iri mu biganiro na Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika kugira ngo harebwe uko AGOA yasimbuzwa andi masezerano y’ubufatanye. Ariko kugeza ubu, nta cyemezo kirafatwa, kandi impungenge ziriyongera.

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Abasesenguzi b’ubukungu bavuga ko iherezo rya AGOA rishobora kugira ingaruka ku bukungu bwa Kenya, cyane cyane mu rwego rw’inganda n’iyoherezwa ry’ibicuruzwa hanze. Abaturage barasaba ko hakorwa ibishoboka byose kugira ngo ubucuruzi budahagarara, n’imibereho yabo ikomeze kwitabwaho.