PRESIDENT
John Magufuli bids the East African Community (EAC) Secretary General,
Dr Richard Sezibera (left), farewell after their talks at the State
House in Dar es Salaam. (Photo by State House)
PRESIDENT John Magufuli yesterday met and held talks with the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), Dr Richard Sezibera, at the State House in Dar es Salaam.
Among other things, President Magufuli
received a report over the preparations of the EAC summit which is due
to be held in the 2nd of March in Arusha.
President Magufuli is the current
chairman of the EAC, which is made up of five member countries,
Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya.
The EAC secretary general assured
President Magufuli that preparations for the meeting were afoot and that
everything was moving on smoothly.
He said that among other things, the
meeting will discuss a plan to put up automobile factories in the member
countries in a bid to reduce importation expenses and that heads of
states will launch a joint passport.
Commenting on the status of the
community, Dr Sezibera said that various activities have been
implemented including the inking of the signing of the protocol for the
establishment of the customs union, trade union and single currency.
Others include the discussion over the
strengthening of infrastructures such as railways and electricity within
the EAC and the discussion over political federation.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, East
African, Regional and International Cooperation, Dr Augustine Mahiga,
said that, as the host, Tanzania was ready to receive the delegation in
the forthcoming summit.
He noted that alongside the summit,
presidents of Tanzania and Kenya will launch a road connecting the two
countries at Holili in Kilimanjaro Region and put a foundation stone at
the one stop boarder post also in Holili.
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