EAC Armed Forces Command Post Exercise (CPX) “USHIRIKIANO IMARA” was officially opened at Peace Keeping Training Center (PKTC) Kunduchi, Dar-es salaam Tanzania where Fourty officers and men of UPDF and UPF are participating in the exercise. The exercise conducted for a fortnight by EAC Partner States was held from 4th to 15th December 2017. The CPX […]
A section of Members of parliament have reacted to Britain’s decision to withdraw from the European Union saying that this is a big challenge and a lesson to unions like the East African Community that are still struggling to grow. The MPs say if such big wigs and wealthy countries can decide to separate from a […]
The former Tanzanian president, HE. Ali Hassan Mwinyi has launched the EAC electoral observing group today in Kampala with a call for a serious role, and free and fair electoral process by the citizens of Uganda. According to Mwinyi who also heads the EAC electoral observing group, Uganda’s going through the electoral time is a sign […]
East African states have begun on the process of drafting a regional constitution which is a great milestone towards the dream of political integration. So far state parties in the EAC have signed the common market protocol, monetary union and now what remains for the realization of the EAC is political integration. According to the […]
President Yoweri Museveni asked opposition leader in Kenya, Raila Odinga, not to waste time on blocking Uganda sugar on Kenyan market since Kenyan products are continuing to be on the Ugandan market. Museveni said that he was surprised that Raila was directing Ugandan sugar away from Kenyan market saying that he will call him and tell him off not to waste his […]
The budget committee of parliament chaired by Ntenjeru North Member of Parliament, Amos Lugolobi, has recommended that Government provides 57.8 billion shillings to the Ministry of Gender in the coming fiscal year, 2015/2016, to enable the establishment of the Kiswahili council. The 10th council of ministers of the East African Community made a directive that all member countries […]
In February 2015 the Kenyan government implemented the biometric registration system for all citizens 12 years and above. This system was meant to help prevent the duplication and mismanagement of funds for social services. In a follow-up step His Excellency the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyata, launched the Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS) on 11th […]
Members of the East Africa legislative Assembly have passed the EAC Polythene Materials Control Bill, 2011 aimed at regulating the use of polythene materials. The bill now awaits EAC Heads of State assent to it before it becomes law in the five East Africa Community member states of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. The Bill moved […]
President Mwai Kibaki of Kernya has addressed members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) inKampalatoday. While addressing EALA members, President Kibaki called for economic diversification among the community member states ofRwanda,Kenya,Uganda,BurundiandTanzania. Kibaki is the chairperson of the East African Community Heads of State Summit and he said that EAC member states need to […]
Southern Sudan has become the sixth member of the East African Community after Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda. Its application to enter into the bloc was accepted last month according to president Museveni. The new African country was allowed into the EAC because of the factor of proximity. The EAC act provides that any […]