EAC Secretary General urges EASTECO to be creative and innovative
East African Community, Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 8th May, 2021: The East African Community Secretary General, Hon (Dr.) Peter Mathuki has called on the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) to invest more on innovation and creativity in their programmes that bring the vision of a fully integrated and developed EAC closer to reality.
Addressing the staff at the headquarters of EASTECO in Kigali, Rwanda, the Secretary General disclosed that the EAC had established EASTECO specifically because it believes that education particularly sciences, technology and mathematics in addition to research research were the foundations of any competitive economy.
Dr. Mathuki reiterated how critical the Commission was in the EAC integration process to unlock the growth and market potential for the region and contribute to equitable and sustainable development as envisaged in the EAC’s Vision 2050.
Dr. Mathuki urged all staff of EASTECO to work as a team and make sure that they live-up to the expectations of the people in bringing solutions in areas of technology.
“We have been given the privilege to serve our citizens at the regional level and therefore utmost commitment to duty is a must,” he said.
On his part, the Acting Executive Secretary of EASTECO, Mr. Fortunate Muyambi, briefed the Secretary General on the key achievements and challenges of the Institution. He called for Secretary General’s support in removing some of the bottlenecks hindering the commission to from executing its mandate in the region
The purpose of the Secretary General’s visit to EASTECO was familiarize himself with EAC institutions and to understand their contribution to the integration process and the challenges they face in the discharge of their mandates.
Meanwhile, from the EASTECO headquarters in Kigali, the Secretary General attended his first EAC Council of Ministers, which took place virtually on 7th May, 2021.
The 42nd Extra-ordinary meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers considered several matters geared towards deepening and widening the regional integration agenda that include the report of the Audit Commission on the East African Community Financial Statement for financial year 2018/2019; recruitment of staff and the role of the Ad-hoc Service Commission as well as outstanding payments to East African Legislative Assembly Members.
Accompanying the SG to the EASTECO Headquarters was the EALA Speaker Rt. Hon. Ngoga Martins and the Deputy Secretary General in charge of the Productive and Social Sectors, Hon. Christophe Bazivamo.
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