EAC is on the right track - Secretary General
East African Community Secretariat; Arusha, Tanzania; 05 June 2017:
The East African Community has recorded significant achievements with a number of protocols being signed and Non-Tariff Barriers to trade being eliminated.
EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, however, said that there was still room for the Partner States to do more so that East Africans can reap the full benefits of integration.
Amb. Mfumukeko was speaking when he met a delegation of Norwegian envoys to the EAC including Ms Hanne-Marie Kaarstad (Norway's Ambassador to Tanzania), Mr Victor Rønneberg (Kenya) and Ms Susan Eckey (Uganda) on Monday, 5th June, at the EAC headquarters, in Arusha, Tanzania.
Amb. Mfumukeko briefed the Ambassadors on the priority areas that he intends to pursue in the next five years, including the: Consolidation of the EAC Single Customs Territory; free movement of skilled labour in the region; enhancement of industrial development through investment in priority sectors; promotion of innovations to stimulate economic development; improvement of agricultural productivity, and; the promotion of regional peace, security and good governance.
The Secretary General further briefed the Norwegian envoys on the ongoing administrative and institutional reforms aimed at cutting down costs and reducing wastage of funds in Community's expenditure.
On her part, Amb. Kaarstad commended the EAC Secretariat for the good work that has led to the attainment of several achievements, and assured the Secretary General of her country's commitment to continue supporting the integration process.
Accompanying the EAC Secretary General at the meeting were EAC Deputy Secretaries General in charge of Political Federation, Mr. Charles Njoroge, Productive and Social Sector, Mr. Christophe Bazivamo, Planning and Infrastructure, Eng. Stephen Mlote, and the Director General Customs and Trade, Mr Kenneth Bagamuhunda.
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Mr Owora Richard Othieno
Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 784 835021
Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org
About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.