Policy Case - National Trade Policy Kenya
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MINISTRY OF TRADE
NOVEMBER 2008
APRIL 2009
NATIONAL TRADE
POLICY
EFFICIENT GLOBALLY
COMPETITIVE ECONOMY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... PAGE
LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................ 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 6
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................ 10
1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 10
1.2 ROLE OF TRADE IN THE ECONOMY ....................................................................................................... 10
1.3 CURRENT TRADE POLICY DISPENSATION ............................................................................................... 12
1.4 NEED FOR A COHERENT TRADE POLICY ................................................................................................ 13
1.5 FORMULATION OF AN INTEGRATED TRADE POLICY .................................................................................. 13
1.6 NATIONAL TRADE POLICY VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................. 13
CHAPTER 2: POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE ........................................................................... 15
2.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2 CURRENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY REGIME .................................................................................. 16
2.3 IMPORT POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND INSTITUTIONS ............................................................................... 18
2.4 EXPORT POLICIES AND MEASURES AFFECTING EXPORTS ......................................................................... 22
CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMES FOR PROMOTION OF ........................................... 25
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ....................................................................................................................... 25
3.1INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 25
3.2MARKET ACCESS ................................................................................................................................. 25
3.3TRADE FACILITATION ............................................................................................................................ 29
3.4INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND COORDINATION MECHANISMS .................................................................... 31
3.5SUPPLY CAPACITY ................................................................................................................................ 34
3.6INFORMATION FLOW ............................................................................................................................ 35
CHAPTER 4: COMPLEMENTARY SUPPORT POLICIES AND MEASURES .......................................... 37
4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 37
4.2 TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES .......................................................................................................... 37
4.3 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................... 37
4.4 HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................... 38
4.5 TRADE FINANCE SUPPORT MEASURES .................................................................................................. 38
4.6 SUPPORTING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF BUSINESS SERVICES ................................................................. 39
4.7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND WEB ACCESS ............................................................................................ 39
CHAPTER 5: DISTRIBUTION AND WHOLESALE TRADE ........................................................................ 42
5.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 42
5.2 CURRENT POLICY REGIME .................................................................................................................... 43
5.3 CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES .......................................................................................................... 43
5.4 SECTOR STRATEGY AND GOALS ............................................................................................................ 45
5.5 POLICY PROGRAMME AND PROJECTS .................................................................................................... 47
5.6 OVERALL POLICY FOR THE SUB-SECTOR ................................................................................................. 47
5.7 IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ...................................................
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