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July 25, 2014

TANZANIA, BURUNDI TO FINALLY WAIVE WORK PERMIT FEES

East African citizens will from 2016 work in any of the member countries without paying for a work permit, EAC secretary general Richard Sezibera has said. Sezibera said Burundi and Tanzania will join Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda in scrapping the fees by end of this year and next year, respectively. If that happens, the EAC […]

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July 24, 2014

EAC TO PROVIDE MARKET FOR GOODS – OPARANYA

KAKAMEGA Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said the East African Community common market will make it possible for farmers in the former Western province to sell their products in the region and South Sudan. Oparanya said free movement of people and labour across the region as enshrined in the common market protocol will create employment and […]

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July 24, 2014

EAC IS SET TO EXPEDITE FEDERATION

The year 2014 has continued to register vital achievements for the East African Community integration agenda. It is a year in which we have witnessed more landmarks in the integration process than some people had probably envisaged. Most of these developments formed the agenda and resolutions of the 12th extraordinary heads of state summit on […]

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July 24, 2014

NON-TARIFF BARRIERS SLOW TRADE

Trade within East Africa is still facing the burden of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) despite promises from EAC member countries to ensure easy flow of goods across the borders. Non Tariff Barriers have had a huge impact on Intra-EAC trade which has remained low at $4.5 billion accounting for only 12% to 13% of trade in […]

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July 24, 2014

PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA ASKS EAC MEMBERS TO PREPARE TO ADOPT SINGLE CURRENCY

Source: Standard Digital President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the member states of the East African Community to speed up the adoption of a common currency for the region. President Kenyatta said a single currency will assure faster economic growth for the region and called on the member countries to lay the necessary foundations for […]

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