Mudavadi directs joint review of EAC Summit resolutions to boost regional integration
Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has ordered a joint review of East African Community (EAC) summit resolutions to improve regional integration. The initiative aims to boost trade, infrastructure, and investment while strengthening Kenya's influence within the regional bloc.
Why it matters
Enhanced regional cooperation is a key economic strategy for Kenya to expand market access and improve infrastructure connectivity across East Africa.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has directed the Ministries of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs and East African Community (EAC) Affairs to undertake a joint review of decisions made by the EAC Heads of State Summit and assess the progress of regional programmes aimed at advancing trade, infrastructure, investment and regional cooperation.
Speaking when he hosted Cabinet Secretary for East African Community Affairs, Beatrice Askul at his office in Nairobi, Mudavadi noted that the move was aimed at enhancing Kenya’s influence within the regional bloc, stressing that regional integration is one of Kenya’s strongest tools for expanding trade.
“To enhance Kenya’s influence within the regional bloc, I directed the Ministries of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs and EAC Affairs to undertake a joint review of Summit decisions and assess the progress of EAC programmes that advance trade, infrastructure, investment and regional cooperation,” noted Mudavadi.
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