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Amb Mfumukeko assumed office as the 5 th EAC Secretary General on 26 th April, 2016 for a five-year, non-renewable term. His tenure as the EAC Secretary General ended on 25 th April, 2021.  Speaking during the farewell ceremony the Hon. Adan Mohamed, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for East African Community and Regional Development and the Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, said that the outgoing Secretary General, Hon. Amb. Mfumukeko has made tremendous contributions to the success ...

Speeding up integration EAC chief’s top priority 26 Speeding up integration EAC chief’s top priority NEWLY appointed East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Dr Peter Mathuki, a Kenyan national, has kicked the ground running with the theme of speeding up the bloc’s integration. At an evening reception organized here by the private sector at the weekend, Dr Mathuki said he will focus on achieving ease of doing business in line with the common market protocol. The EAC is already a c...

The East African Saturday February 27 2021 Dr Peter Mathuki, the Executive Director of the East African Business Council, who was on February 27, 2021 appointed secretary-general of the East African Community. FILE PHOTO | NMG Summary Dr Mathuki, a long-term Executive Director of the East African Business Council, emerged the top candidate after corporate bodies proposed his name to President Uhuru Kenyatta as someone capable of converging different views from member States. Advertisement Keny...

Total EAC exports decreased by 4.7 per cent to USD 14.0 billion in 2018 from USD 14.7 billion in 2017

The East African Monday February 22 2021 Liberat Mfumukeko. His term as EAC secretary general comes to an end on February 27, when EAC Heads of State appoint his successor. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary Were East African integration a Shakespearean drama, Mfumukeko would come across as the tragic figure who had the best intentions but was doomed by the circumstances of his appointment. Advertisement Next month will see a change of guard at the East African Community Secretariat, when Ambassador Li...

The pandemic has definitely altered the way that people interact on a professional level. The shaking of hands and the exchange of business cards may be deemed risky under these strange circumstances. Online communication for business purposes has been on the rise for years, with a number of platforms offering people simple and cheap (even free) ways to get in touch with customers and colleagues from wherever they are based. The ability to use video and have a conference call with dozens of pe...