EAC calls for parliamentary involvement in shaping global policies
Parliaments should be included in global policy decision making process and democracy, a senior official in East Africa Community (EAC) has pointed.At the same time, relevant UN statutes must be amended to give room for participation of parliament in decision making, said East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) speaker Abdirahin Haithar Abdi said. The EALA is [...]
New training programs for EAC students
Undergraduate and graduate students from the East Africa Community partner states will now train on Human Rights Law in Africa. The scholarship programmes will enable them examine contemporary international human rights law in Africa and explore human rights issues. According to EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Political Federation, Hon. Beatrice Kiraso, the programme [...]
EAC consoles Kampala blasts victims
The East African Community has highly condemned the bomb blasts in Kampala on July 11, 2010 that has so far claimed 74 lives. In a condolence message to the President and the people of Uganda, EAC termed the act as a heinous and deliberate act of terrorism condemning it in the strongest terms possible. A [...]
Kenya receives Ksh480 million European Investment Bank funding for Airport Rehabilitation
Kenya has received a Ksh480 million European Investment Bank fund towards upgrading and rehabilitation of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) passenger facility. The European Investment Bank agreed in December, 2009 to co-finance the JKIA upgrading project and will provide Ksh7.4 billion. Air transport has become increasingly important to the economy of Kenya, sustaining the [...]
Calls for EAC Regional Stability to Remain Intact
The East Africa Community (EAC) region’s stability must remain intact as the integration process continues to deepen, a senior official has said. Beatrice Kiraso, EAC Deputy Secretary General has urged ministers to take keen interest in EAC integration process as their sector is paramount to the rest of the processes. ‘’Instability in one country means [...]
Kenya and Malawi Strengthen Trade Ties
Kenya and Malawi governments have been challenged to chart the way towards accomplishing the task of realizing the full potential of the business opportunities that exist between the two countries. Noting that trade and investment potential between the two countries is immerse, both Malawian Minister for Trade and Industry Eunice Kazembe and her Kenyan counterpart [...]
Al-Shabaab Bans UN Food Agency in Somalia
A Somali Islamist terror group on Sunday announced it will stop UN agency, World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Somalia. In a statement, Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda proxy said, “Effective as of today, all of WFP’s operations inside Somalia are terminated and the organization has been completely banned.” The group argued that it had received complaints [...]
Ministerial Session Adopts EAC Tourism and Wildlife Management Protocol
The meeting of the Sectoral Council on Tourism and Wildlife Management came to an end in Arusha, Tanzania with the adoption of the draft Protocol on Tourism and Wildlife and Management in the region. The meeting also reviewed a number of reports and Branding East African Community as a single tourist destination.“The EAC needs to [...]
Economy of Southern Sudan Gets Boost From Investors
Southern Sudan’s economy received a boost on Tuesday as members of the Arab League convened in Juba to explore investment potentials with First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit touting to League members Southern Sudan’s attractive investment opportunities. The Arab League Conference on Investment and Development in Southern Sudan began with Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the Arab League States, [...]
East Africa Common Market Set to Increase Trade in The Region
The Ministry of East African Community (MEAC) has asked service professionals in the country to position themselves prior to the roll out of the Common Market in July to reap fully from its opportunities. Speaking yesterday in Nairobi, MEAC Assistant Minister Peter Munya called on professional bodies to reduce stringent conditionality that might hamper the [...]