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5:11 CAT | 22 Feb 2018
Leaders of member states of the East African Community (ECA), are gathering in Uganda for the next ECA Summit, among them President Uhuru Kenyatta who arrived in Kampala, Uganda, on Thurdsay for an official visit.Kenyatta will join other regional leaders at a presidential retreat on financing infrastructure and health, as well as an EAC Summit conference.
The presidential retreat – whose theme is: “Deepening and widening regional integration through Infrastructure and Health Sector Development in the EAC Partner States”, kicks off Thursday.
It is aimed at accelerating attainment of EAC development targets, the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the infrastructure and health sectors.
Affordable health for all is one of President Kenyatta’s Big Four commitments in his second term, alongside affordable housing, enhanced manufacturing and value addition, as well as food security and nutrition.
The joint retreat is expected to give impetus to infrastructure and health development by way of harnessing political support for regional flagship projects, funding commitments and Public-Private Partnerships arrangements.
The EAC leaders have identified infrastructure development and health as key sectors requiring massive investment to spur economic growth and prosperity in the region.
On Friday, Kenyatta will attend the EAC Summit where he will showcase the progress Kenya has made in investments in infrastructure over the last five years, unveil plans for further investment in this area and emphasise his commitment to a more integrated approach in infrastructure development for the region.
He is also expected to speak on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) arrangements between the EAC and the European Union.
Kenyatta will outline Kenya’s path in the arrangements and what he sees as the future in cementing sustainable trade relations between the region and EU.
EAC member states include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.
Source: APA
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