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27th Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers Responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning underway in Arusha

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 31st October, 2017:

The 27th Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers Responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning (SCMEACP) is currently underway in Arusha, Tanzania.

The five-day meeting started with the Session of Senior Officials which was scheduled for October 30th and  31st, 2017 followed by the Coordination Committee comprising Permanent/Principal Secretaries from 1st November to 2nd November, 2017. The meeting will be capped by the Ministerial Session which will take place on Friday, 3rd November, 2017.

Among the items on the agenda of the meeting are:

  • Consideration of report on the Implementation of previous decisions of the SCMEACP;
  • Consideration of the report on the status of integration for the period July 2016 – June 2017;
  • Consideration of a Progress Report on the Status of Implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol;
  • Consideration of a Progress Report on COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Arrangement;
  • Consideration of the Draft 5th EAC Development Strategy (2016/17-2020/21);
  • Consideration of the key priority areas for the FY2018/19;
  • Consideration of the Progress Report on the Development of a Roadmap for the Integration of the Republic of South Sudan into the EAC;
  • Consideration of the Progress Report on the Status of Implementation of the EAC Brand Architecture Strategy, and;
  • Consideration of EAC Audit and Risk Committee Matters

The Session of Senior Officials is being chaired by Dr. Andrew Musiime, Director of EAC Affairs at the Ministry of EAC Affairs in the Republic of Uganda. Uganda is the current Chair of the Community.

The Session was officially opened by the EAC Deputy Secretary General for Planning and Infrastructure, Eng. Steven Mlote.

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For more information, please contact:

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.

 

EAC Secretary General Holds Talks with UNIDO Representative

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EAC Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 19th October, 2017:

EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko today held talks with Dr. Stephen Bainous Kargbo, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Representative to Tanzania, Mauritius and EAC.

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EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko (right) presents a gift to Dr. Stephen Bainous Kargbo, UNIDO Representative to Tanzania, Mauritius and EAC at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha. The two had earlier discussed issues of competitiveness, innovation and value addition within the industrial sector in East Africa.

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EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko (second right) in a group photo with the NIDO Representative to Tanzania, Mauritius and EAC, Dr. Stephen Kargbo, and other officials of UNIDO and EAC in Arusha.

 

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For more information, please contact:

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.


Bill and Melinda Gates Delegation pays a Courtesy Call on EAC Secretary General

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 5th October , 2017:
The Program Officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. John Ndunguru accompanied by Director of National Payment System from the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) Mr. Bernard Dadi, today paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General of the East African Community, Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
 
The two officials discussed a wide range of issues surrounding the EAC integration process including the Financial Sector Development and Regionalization Project, a project funded by the World Bank in collaboration with the EAC Secretariat which focuses on mutual recognition of national IDs for free movement of persons, access to services across borders, and mobile money/non-bank transfers.
 
Mr. Nduguru reiterated the importance of the EAC-Bill and Melinda cooperation  in furthering regional integration efforts and re-affirmed the commitment of the foundation towards a concept for advancing financial inclusion in East Africa
 
He said the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been a strong supporter of the strategies and innovations that have extended digital financial services to the poor, demonstrating how they can overcome traditional barriers to financial inclusion.
 
On his part, Amb. Mfumukeko noted the strong collaboration that exists between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the East African people. The Secretary General urged the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its support to all EAC Partner States since the foundation was only working with United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Kenya and Uganda at the moment.
 
“In my view, in order to get a buy-in of the Community, especially at the level of the EAC Council of Ministers, please consider expanding your support to the Republics of Rwanda, Burundi and S.Sudan," said Amb. Mfumukeko.
 
The Secretary General  was accompanied by Deputy Secretary General in charge of Finance and Administration, Ms. Jesca Eriyo, and other senior staff of the EAC Secretariat.

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For more information, please contact:

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.

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