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EAC Secretary General Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki, the Judge President of the East African Court of Justice, Justice Nestor Kayobera and the Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana (seated front row), in a group photo with other dignitaries and newly sworn in EAC members in Arusha.

Listen to juniors and appreciate their roles, EAC leaders and top management urged

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th October, 2023: Leaders and top managers at the East African Community (EAC) Organs and Institutions have been called upon to endeavour to always listen to and understand the roles of staff working under them.

Making the call, EAC Secretary General Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki said that it is through synergy and solidarity among staff of all cadres that the integration process will be moved forward as expected by EAC citizens.

Dr. Mathuki said that EAC, which is on a trajectory of expansion that has resulted in a bigger market for the business community, was poised to help the African Union (AU) attain its goal of an African Economic Community by the year 2063.  

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EAC lauds the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania for waiving visa requirements for citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 8th September, 2023: The East African Community (EAC) has hailed the decision by the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania to waive the requirements of obtaining visas to their territories for the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) effective 25th August and 1st September, 2023 respectively.

DRC has subsequently lifted visa restrictions for Kenyan nationals effective 1st September, 2023 in a reciprocation of the move by Kenya to waive visa requirements for DRC nationals.

The EAC Secretary General, Hon. Dr. Peter Mathuki, said that allowing DRC citizens to travel freely to Kenya and Tanzania and vice versa was in line with the provisions of the EAC Common Market Protocol, which among other freedoms and rights, provides for the free movement of persons and workers across the region.

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EAC Secretary General Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki (left) hands over the EAC flag to the Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Hon. Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah (centre), after the official opening of the negotiations between EAC and Somalia in Nairobi. On the right is Dr. Adbusalam Omer, Special Envoy of Somalia, is the Lead Negotiator for the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Negotiations between EAC and Federal Republic of Somalia for admission into EAC begin in Nairobi, Kenya

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 22nd August, 2023: Negotiations between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Somalia for the entry of Somalia into the EAC begun in earnest in Nairobi, Kenya today.

The nine-day negotiations have brought together experts from the seven (7) EAC Partner States, the EAC Secretariat, East African Legislative Assembly and East African Court of Justice, and their counterparts from the Federal Republic of Somalia.

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