Nairobi, Feb. 21 -- Kenya has set sights on a new business strategy to unlock meat and meat product exports to the Gulf region, revealing its craving to penetrate the expansive market that remains largely untapped, even after signing a trade pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The State Department for Livestock Development revealed that it will design a new export development programme aimed at positioning Kenya as a competitive supplier of export-quality red meat, particularly halal-certified products demanded in the Middle East.

Kenya, which finalised a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE in 2025, has been implementing a World Bank-funded project known as De-risking, Inclusion, and Value Enhancement (Drive)...