EAC will not disintegrate, says Uhuru
President Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by Rwanda President Paul Kagame (C) and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (L) address delegates during the Intergration Project Summit at the Office of the President, Urugwiro Village in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo\PSCU.
What you need to know:
- Mr Kenyatta said contrary to the rumours by “enemies” of the regional unity, all the five East African Community member States are still committed to integration.
- The President said his government has also removed all the roadblocks that were previously delaying movement of cargo along the Northern Corridor.
The East African Community is still going strong, President Kenyatta said Wednesday dismissing fears that the union could be headed for collapse.
Mr Kenyatta said the coming together of Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan to implement an infrastructure development projects does not mean the countries are cooperating as members of the EAC.
“We are focused in our objective of uniting the region and making it prosperous. In fact we are looking forward to our brothers and sisters from South Sudan to join us soon to make our regional bloc stronger,” the President said.
Mr Kenyatta said contrary to the rumours by “enemies” of the regional unity, all the five East African Community member States are still committed to integration.
He was speaking in Kigali when he met Kenyans working and living in Rwanda. He said the fast-tracking of the Northern Corridor infrastructure projects by Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda emerged out of the need to resolve the problem of transportation of cargo from Mombasa to Kampala and Kigali.
“Following concerns by our neighbours, I decided to initiate measures that have succeeded in reducing the time taken to move goods from Mombasa to Kigali from 22 to eight days,” the President said.
The President said his government has also removed all the roadblocks that were previously delaying movement of cargo along the Northern Corridor.
He said plans are underway to make the movement of cargo across the neighbouring countries even easier and faster.
