The Assembly late yesterday debated and hailed the Chairperson of the EAC Summit of Heads of State for the concise exposition of the EAC policy contained in the State of the EAC Address delivered to EALA at the March Session.
At debate, Hon Shyrose Bhanji termed the speech as enlightening and said it had laid ground on a number of important matters in the integration agenda. The Speech cited the implementation of the Customs Union as key but added that a number of agencies should be able to issue the certificate of origin so that accessibility is realised.
Hon Abubakar Zein reiterated that it was necessary for the region to contain corruption and remove bad governance in order to realise progress of the EAC. Hon Mike Sebalu termed disasters as a matter that the region must collectively address.
Hon Shyrose Bhanji contributes to the debate in the House late yesterday
“There is no soveregnity when it comes to matters concerning disasters”, he said. Hon Mumbi Ngaru on her part termed sensitization as fundamental and said there was need for more adequate funding, a sentiment that was echoed by Hon Bernard Mulengani and Hon Frederic Ngenzebuhoro as well. On her part, Hon Judith Pareno said that East Africans continued to face a number of challenges at the borders citing frequent stops by the authorities while Hon Dora Byamukama called for closer working relations between the Private Sector under the East African Business Council and the Assembly.
The Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Rt Hon. Majaliwa, Kassim Majaliwa delivered the State of EAC Address on behalf of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and Chair of the Summit of EAC Heads of State, H.E. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, at the commencement of the 5th Meeting of the 4th Session of the 3rd Assembly in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on March 8th, 2016.
The Speech, gave a score-card on a number of areas related to the pillars of integration.
Hon Frederic Ngenzebuhoro addresses the Assembly.
The Speech highlighted the adoption of the use of One Stop Business Posts (OSBPs) as a trade facilitation concept to minimize delays at the border posts and on the major corridors in the region. The House was informed that out of the 15 borders earmarked to operate as OSBPs, 7 had been completed and 4 others were operating as OSBPs using bilateral agreements.
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