The East African Community (EAC) heads of state will next week unveil the new International East African e-passport.
The long-awaited New Generation e-East African Passport will be a major milestone towards achieving harmonisation in the region.
According to EAC senior official Owora Richard Othieno, the launch of the electronic passport will be part of activities of the 17th Ordinary East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit set for the February 29, this year, in Tanzania’s safari capital of Arusha.
He, however, said: “Top on the agenda is the consideration of reports by the EAC Council of Ministers on negotiations on the admission of the Republic of South Sudan into the Community, sustainable financing mechanisms for the EAC and the EAC institutional review.”
The meeting will also consider Council reports on the model, structure and action plan of the EAC Political Federation; Implementation of the framework for harmonised EAC roaming charges; Modalities for promotion of motor vehicle assembly in the region and reduction of the importation of used motor vehicles from outside the Community as well as promotion of the textile and leather industries in the region, and stopping importation of used clothes, shoes and other leather products from outside the region.The Summit is also expected to deliberate on a report by the Council on the verification exercise for the admission of the Republic of Somalia into the EAC.
The Summit will be preceded by a meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers that will take place at the EAC headquarters in Arusha from February 22 to 27, this year.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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