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East Africa Community resolves the Tax Issue

The East Africa Community has today resolved the long awaited issue of tax paid by companies operating in more than one member country of the East African Community. The resolution was made by the East African Community Ministers in Arusha Tanzania. Uganda was represented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East Africa Affairs, […]

Making Finance Work for East Africa Conference hosted at Serena Kigali Rwanda

Theme Payment and Settlement Systems Development and Integration in the East African Community Date 22 – 24 November, 2010 Venue Serena Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda Introduction Payment and settlement systems make up the backbone of the financial system in any country. An efficient payment and settlement system ensures that payment obligations are processed and settled in […]

Address by H.E Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission at Kampala African Union Summit

Click Here for LIVE COVERAGE OF AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT CLOSING ADDRESS BY H.E JEAN PING, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 17TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 22 JULY 2010, KAMPALA VERSION 7 OF 21 JULY 2010 Madam the Chairperson of the Executive Council, Right Honorable Eriya Kategaya, First […]

Activists call for transparency among East African Community countries

The Executive Director of African Policy Network Victoria Serunkuma has appealed to all the five East African Countries that form the East African Community bloc to ensure transparency to enable the success of the East Africa Common Market. The five member countries that form the East African Common Market which was operationalised on 1st June […]

Uganda dairy products to lead East African market

The Uganda Diary Development Authority Director Nathan Twinamasiko has indicated that Uganda Diary products will dominate the East African Market following the coming into effect of the East African Common Market because of their high quality. The East African Common Market protocol which comes into effect today (1st July 2010) will allow unrestricted flow of […]

EAC boss says common market to spur industrialization

The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Juma Mwapachu has indicated that the cross border movements of capital which will be brought about by the East African Common market will spur the growth of industrial sector in the East African Community block countries because of a bigger market. He adds that East African […]

East African states working on common IDs

The East African member states are working on a common identification system that will help facilitate free movement of citizens within the East African Community region. Free movement of persons is one of requirements of the East African Common Market Protocol that gets operational on July 1st 2010. The East African countries are Uganda, Rwanda, […]

Uganda MPs hail East Africa Community Budget

The representatives of Uganda to the East African Legislative Assembly have hailed the budget for the East African Community for the financial year 2010/2011 saying it is sustainable and better than that of the previous financial year 2009/2010. This comes hardly a week after the budget speech for the community was delivered to the East […]

East Africa Parliament passes EAC Budget estimates for 2010/2911 financial year

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, Thursday 3 May 2010: The East African Legislative Assembly today passed the East African Community Budget for the Financial Year 2010/2011 at its 5th Meeting-3rd Session held at the Mombasa Municipal Council Chambers. The Budget, amounting to US$ 59,963,040, was passed after the Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers […]

Keneth Marende launches East African Legislative Assembly Strategic Plan (2010-2012) and Website www.eala.org

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, Wednesday 2 June 2010: The Speaker of the Kenya National Assembly, Hon. Kenneth Marende  (MP) today officially launched the East African Legislative Assembly Strategic Plan (2010-2012) and the Assembly’s Website www.eala.org at the Serena Beach Hotel, in Mombasa, Kenya. The Launch was attended by among others; the Chairperson of the […]