My personal observation is that TZ govt officials are far more dependable and consistent that Kenyan officials. A Kenyan official can flip-flop on you, while a TZ one would never if you have agreed in the margins of a negotiation...Our [current] leaders know this, as they have benefited, to various levels, from the general ideological posture of the Tanzanians. The new found alliance between KY and UG leaders is intriguing - I hope that during this "warming phase" the Kenyans don't sweet talk our leaders into a one sided deal like they did with electricity supply to Kisumu 40yrs ago. You cannot talk of East Africa without TZ.--On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 5:57 AM, Gwokto La'Kitgum <lakitgum@gmail.com> wrote:
EA cannot afford to weaken integration - Kalonzo
Posted by JOSEPH MURAYA on Friday November 15, 2013 at 5:56amNAIROBI Kenya, Nov 15 – Wiper Democratic Movement leader Kalonzo Musyoka has challenged the East Africa Law Society to come up with a strong resolution to EA leaders on the integration of the East African community.Musyoka urged EA heads of state to cultivate political goodwill which will remove suspicions over the future of the East African integration/FILE
Kalonzo says the East African lawyers have a duty to advice on the benefits the member countries stand to gain with a strong united community.
"As lawyers we have a duty to say and recommend strongly on this issue of our countries integration. We should not shy off, we should stand to be counted," he affirmed.
The former VP who was the first Inter-ministerial chair of the tripartite meeting as Foreign Minister alongside Uganda and Tanzanian counterparts has also urged the East African heads of state to cultivate political goodwill which will remove suspicions over the future of the East African integration.
He made the remarks on Friday in Mombasa when he addressed over 2,000 lawyers from across the East African Community member countries who are attending the 18th annual conference and seminar of the East Africa Law Society.
"We should not repeat the mistake of 1977; we should dwell on the benefits this integration will bring to our people," he pointed out.
During the forum, he also disclosed that Coalition of Reforms and Democracy leader Raila Odinga had briefed him on the meeting he had with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
He applauded Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete for standing strong and assuring that his country will not walk out of the East Africa Community block.
On November 14, State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said Kenya's bilateral relation with Tanzania is still cordial.
He dismissed calls for meditation between the East African countries saying there is no dispute.
"Let me state that Kenya's bilateral relations with Tanzania are in good shape. There have been some voices calling for mediation but the very crystal clear point is that there is no dispute to mediate," he said.
He noted that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzania counterpart had a meeting in Johannesburg over relations between the two countries.
"President Kenyatta held a one-on-one meeting with his Tanzanian counterpart in Johannesburg last week, over our bilateral relations and the East African integration agenda," he affirmed.
He added; "Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohamed subsequently met Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe to follow up on the issues agreed by the Heads of State. We laud Tanzania for its unequivocal support and commitment to the East African Community (EAC), which we are equally committed to."
Esipisu said Kenya's goal has been and remains to facilitate free movement of people, goods and services across our region.
"That's the essence of regional integration," he said.
___________________________________Gwokto La'Kitgum"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower
"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"
Saturday, 16 November 2013
Re: {UAH} EA cannot afford to weaken integration - Kalonzo
Posted on 07:58 by Unknown
William,
I agree with yr observations. The problem is not Kenya alone flipping any time but Museveni being cunningly adamant on this initiative of an EA federation which Tz had earlier categorically underlined, CAPITALIZED and bold as impossible due to a list of factors that can not be overlooked - ideological posture, as you stated, being foremost. And above all, given this initiative were sent to referendums in these countries Museveni himself will be shocked that Ugandans do not buy into it. I have heard Kenyans already calling him names from dictator to everything else and obviously, Tz has made its position clear.
Then again, Kenya could be playing games ones once more by accepting the dirty deal alliance knowing it could one day benefit AGAIN from a defunct integration just as it did it the 70s when it went away with key EAC sectors such as EAA, EAR&R, etc leaving Uganda with just a limping penniless EAP&T and EADB which continued even after EAC's demise.
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Gwokto La'Kitgum "Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 8:45 AM, william Ekwelu <williamekwelu@googlemail.com> wrote:
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