EAC SECRETARY GENERAL BRIEFS PRESIDENT KENYATTA ON UPCOMING EAC EXTRA-ORDINARY SUMMIT

The East African Community Secretary General Ambassador Dr. Richard Sezibera met His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya at State House in Nairobi Monday 22 April 2013.

The Secretary General congratulated him on his victory in the recently concluded presidential elections and thanked him and the people of Kenya for the exemplary manner in which the elections were conducted.

The Secretary General also briefed President Kenyatta on the upcoming EAC Extra-Ordinary Summit in Arusha, Tanzania, on 28 April 2013, which will be the first to be attended by the new Kenyan President.

Amb. Sezibera took the opportunity to exchange views on the status of the EAC integration and efforts to deepen and widen it.

Kenya’s President expressed his commitment to the integration as a key commitment of his administration, especially the need to promote free movement of people and labor as well as the   elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers in East Africa, among others.

President Kenyatta also shared East Africa’s critical desire for improved common infrastructure and a vibrant East African economy.

 HE. President Uhuru Kenyatta with EAC Secretary General Amb. Richard Sezibera at State House Nairobi, Kenya