When outgoing US President Joe Biden held bilateral talks with President William Ruto at the White House, Washington, D.C on May 23, 2024. [PCS]

The outgoing Biden administration and the Ruto government are scrambling to conclude the much-delayed free trade agreement first inked during the Donald Trump era, The Standard has learned.

The two nations will conclude a seventh round of negotiations today (August 9) under the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) as the two countries aim to fast-track the deal.

President Biden abandoned his re-election bid last month under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s candidate to face Republican nominee Donald Trump in the November election.

The Biden delegation will be led by Assistant US Trade Representative Constance Hamilton, while Kenya’s delegation will be headed by Principal Secretary for Trade Alfred K’Ombudo, a joint statement said.

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