The 20th Ordinary Meeting of the East African Community Council of Ministers is scheduled to run from 19 to 26 March 2010 at the Arusha International Conference Centre.
The 20th Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers will be attended by among others; Hon. Dr. Diodorus Kamala, Minister of East African Co-operation of the United Republic of Tanzania and who is also the Chairperson of the Council; Hon. Monique Mukaruliza, Minister for East African Community Affairs of the Republic of Rwanda; Rt. Hon. Eriya Kategaya, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs of the Republic of Uganda; Hon. Amason Jeffah Kingi, Minister of East African Community of the Republic of Kenya; and Hon. Hafsa Mossi, Minister of East African Community Affairs of the Republic of Burundi.
The meeting of Senior Officials of the Co-ordination Committee will be held from Friday 19 to Tuesday 23 March; the session of the Co-ordination Committee (Permanent Secretaries) is on Wednesday 24 March; and the Ministerial Session takes place Friday 26 March 2010.
The Council is expected to consider and make recommendations on several reports from EAC Organs which include; the Secretariat, the East African Legislative Assembly and the East African Court of Justice; and Institutions which include; Lake Victoria Basin Commission, Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization, the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA), the East African Development Bank, and the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).
Other items due for consideration are the draft EAC Annual Reports for the FY 2007/2008 and 2008/2009; and a progress report on the implementation of the East African Community Common Market Protocol.
The EAC Council of Ministers is the Policy Organ of the Community and consists of the Ministers responsible for the East African Community Affairs of each Partner State and such other Ministers of the Partner States as each Partner State may determine.
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Source: East African Community (EAC)
