39th Meeting of the Council of Ministers underway in Arusha

Written on 22 November 2019. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 22^nd November, 2019: The 39^th Meeting of the East African Community Council of Ministers is currently underway in Arusha, Tanzania.

The 39^thMeeting of the Council will run from 21^st to 28^th November, 2019.It is composed of three sessions which are, the Session of Senior Officials which is being held from Thursday, 21^st to Saturday, 23^rd November, 2019; the Coordination Committee or the Session of Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries slated for Monday, 25^th  and Tuesday, 26^th November, 2019, and; the Ministerial session set for Wednesday, 27^th November, 2019.

Among the items on the agenda of the 39^th Sectoral Council are the Report of the Office of the Secretary General which includes items such as: 6^th Annual Reporting of the EAC Audit and Risk Committee for the period ended 30^th June, 2019; Report of the 20^th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs; Request for the Admission into the EAC of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Assent to Bills passed by the East African Legislative Assembly by the Summit; Status update on the ongoing activities in preparation for the EAC 20^th Anniversary, and; the Status of Observer Organizations in the EAC.

Other Agenda items are Reports of the Other EAC Organs and Institutions. The 39^th Council will also discuss reports on: Planning and Infrastructure; Productive and Social Sectors; Political Matters; Customs and Trade, and; Finance and Administration Matters.

The Council of Ministers, which is established under Article 13 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC, is the policy making Organ of the Community. The Council consists of: the Minister responsible for EAC Affairs of each Partner State; any other Minister of the Partner States as each Partner State may determine, and; the Attorney General of each Partner State.

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For more information, please contact:

Simon Peter Owaka
Senior Public Relations Officer
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 768 552087
Email: sowaka [at] eachq.org

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The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of six Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

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