Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame of Rwanda share a light moment after a meeting at State House Entebbe on April 25, 2022.
The East African Community Heads of States are scheduled to converge at the regional headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania on Thursday, a month after the Nairobi meeting on June 20, 2022.
A statement from the headquarters said the 22nd EAC Heads of State Ordinary Summit is also going to tackle the EAC Common Market protocol.
“Preparations are in high gear for the EAC Heads of State Retreat on the EAC Common Market and the 22nd Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State scheduled for 21st and 22nd July, 2022 respectively at the Arusha International Conference Centre, in Arusha, Tanzania,” said part of the statement.
About 300 participants from Partner States, private sector, civil society and development partners are expected to attend both the High Level Retreat and the 22nd Summit.
During the High Level Retreat on the Common Market, the Heads of State are expected to among other things: take stock of the progress of implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol; adopt strategic measures to unlock the lags and bottlenecks in establishment of the Common Market; agree on a roadmap for the full realization of the Common Market, and; identify key areas where Development Partners can contribute to the attainment of the Common Market.
At their 22nd Ordinary Meeting, the EAC Heads of State will, among other things: consider the Report of the Council to the Summit; assent to Bills passed by the East African Legislative Assembly; consider the report of the High-level Summit Retreat on the EAC Common Market, and; appoint Judges to the East African Court of Justice.
Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Felix Tshisekedi of DRC, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Salva Kiir of South Sudan and Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi last met in Nairobi, Kenya on June 20, 2022 to discuss the security situation in the Eastern DRC.
