The Kenya's government has reportedly delayed signing a $1 billion US Dollars trade agreement with China, in a move seen by some as Nairobi's way of bowing to pressure from the United States, urging the country to prioritise the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The US trade programme has allowed qualifying Kenyan exports to enter US markets duty-free, and since its lapse in September 2025, Nairobi's textile and agricultural industries have been hit with tariffs. The reports of the delay on the proposed deal with Beijing, will result in a delay in government's approval from Kenya's Cabinet and Parliament. To discuss the impact of this decision on Kenya's economic landscape, Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Victor Otieno, Managing Director of Viffa Consult and an expert in Kenyan Small and Medium Enterprise Policy and international trade.