Kenyan minister responsible for the East African Community, Ms Phyllis
Kandie, yesterday defended her country’s, saying the initiative will
strengthen and not weaken regional integration.
In Summary
- Ms Kandie who is also in charge of commerce and tourism said the EAC member countries will continue with the arrangement as stipulated in the treaty that revived the regional bloc in 1999.
Nairobi. Kenyan minister
responsible for the East African Community, Ms Phyllis Kandie, yesterday
defended her country’s tripartite arrangement with Rwanda and Uganda,
saying the initiative will strengthen and not weaken regional
integration.
Ms Kandie who is also in charge of commerce and tourism said the EAC member countries will continue with the arrangement as stipulated in the treaty that revived the regional bloc in 1999.
“Activities championed by these countries are allowed under the treaty. We will continue to move in that direction because we do it in recognition of the treaty,” Ms Kandie told Journalists in Nairobi.
She said two to three countries moving together to achieve an integration goal is not against the EAC treaty as it has been widely stated. The minister spoke after the launching of the Second Edition of the State of East Africa 2013 report.
“We know what we want, we want to drive EAC as one and achieve the goals going in this direction….we are not leaving other countries behind because they will catch up when they are ready,” she said.
Ms Kandie declined to directly answer to concerns raised recently by President Jakaya Kikwete who said in Parliament that Tanzania felt the tripartite arrangement that is commonly referred to as the ‘coalition of the willing’ has isolated it and Burundi.
Those who filed the case are Mr Ally Msangi, Mr David Makata and Mr John Adam.
They pray for judges at the court to suspend the implementation of resolutions reached during the meetings of presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul Kagame of Rwanda.
Their lawyer Jimm Ubedi said his clients are challenging the three presidents for holding meetings which violated various sections and stipulations of the EAC decision making process.
On June 24 and 25 in Entebbe, Uganda, followed by another meeting which was held on August 28 in Mombasa, Kenya, and another meeting which was held on October 28 in Kigali, Rwanda.
According to him, the meetings violated various sections and stipulations of the EAC treaty, which require all EAC member states to be involved in making decisions with regard to the integration process.
Ms Kandie who is also in charge of commerce and tourism said the EAC member countries will continue with the arrangement as stipulated in the treaty that revived the regional bloc in 1999.
“Activities championed by these countries are allowed under the treaty. We will continue to move in that direction because we do it in recognition of the treaty,” Ms Kandie told Journalists in Nairobi.
She said two to three countries moving together to achieve an integration goal is not against the EAC treaty as it has been widely stated. The minister spoke after the launching of the Second Edition of the State of East Africa 2013 report.
“We know what we want, we want to drive EAC as one and achieve the goals going in this direction….we are not leaving other countries behind because they will catch up when they are ready,” she said.
Ms Kandie declined to directly answer to concerns raised recently by President Jakaya Kikwete who said in Parliament that Tanzania felt the tripartite arrangement that is commonly referred to as the ‘coalition of the willing’ has isolated it and Burundi.
Those who filed the case are Mr Ally Msangi, Mr David Makata and Mr John Adam.
They pray for judges at the court to suspend the implementation of resolutions reached during the meetings of presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul Kagame of Rwanda.
Their lawyer Jimm Ubedi said his clients are challenging the three presidents for holding meetings which violated various sections and stipulations of the EAC decision making process.
On June 24 and 25 in Entebbe, Uganda, followed by another meeting which was held on August 28 in Mombasa, Kenya, and another meeting which was held on October 28 in Kigali, Rwanda.
According to him, the meetings violated various sections and stipulations of the EAC treaty, which require all EAC member states to be involved in making decisions with regard to the integration process.
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