East Africa agrees on common market

KAMPALA - Starting July 2010, there will be free movement of people, labour and services across the East Africa Community (EAC). This follows the conclusion of the Common Market Protocol negotiations last week. “It is a happy day for the East African Community,” Juma Mwapachu, the EAC secretary general, said at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala.
EAC Secretary General Amb. Juma Mpachu.( File photo)
EAC Secretary General Amb. Juma Mpachu.( File photo)
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