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EAC Partner States' commitments key to implementation of Common Market Protocol

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 16th May, 2023: East African Community (EAC) Partner States’ commitments to the free movement of capital, services and goods is the bedrock of trade integration in East Africa, EAC Secretary General, Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki, has said.

Dr. Mathuki said that the commitment of Partner States was especially critical in the removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and the harmonisation of standards.

Dr. Mathuki said trade integration was crucial particularly now that the Community is on a trajectory of expansion with the admission last year of the Democratic Republic of Congo even as the Federal Republic of Somalia awaits her turn to join the bloc.

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10th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2023 opens in Kampala

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   …with a call to the private sector to take advantage of the investment opportunities in the sector

 East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 10th May, 2023: The Vice President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Jessica Alupo, on Tuesday, 9th May, 2023 officially opened the 10th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2023, themed East Africa as a hub for Investment in Exploration and Exploitation of Petroleum Resources for Sustainable Energy and Socioeconomic Development.

VP Alupo, who represented the President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, disclosed that the EAC region was cognizant of the threats posed by climate change and that the region supports measures aimed at protecting the environment.

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National Consultations for drafting of Constitution for the EAC Political Confederation resumes in Kenya

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…as the media is urged to sensitize the citizens and create public awareness about the exercise

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9th   May, 2023:  National consultations for the drafting of the Constitution of the East African Community (EAC) Political Confederation resumed in Mombasa, Kenya with the launch of 20-day long public hearing sessions across the country. 

The 20-day consultations will see the team of constitutional experts for Drafting the EAC Political Federation Constitution hold consultations with civil society, local leaders, opinion leaders and the business community, among other stakeholders, to seek their views on what kind of a Political Confederation they would desire for the EAC. 

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