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The Ministry of EAC Uganda Staffs Start Kiswahili Lessons.

The government in 2020 endorsed the establishment of the Uganda National Kiswahili Council, whose main objective was to guide the introduction of Swahili as the second national (official) language. On Monday, July 4, 2022, the Cabinet passed a resolution on implementing the 21st EAC Summit directive, which adopted Kiswahili as the community's official language and It was also agreed that training programs for Parliament, the Cabinet, MDAs' and the media. This afternoon, the Ministry of EAC Uganda started training its...

October 6, 2023Comments OffRead more...

Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga presided over the celebrations of the 74th National Day of The People’s Republic of China

The 1stDPM|Minister for East African Community Affairs Uganda Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga (MP) presided over the celebrations of the 74th National Day of The People's Republic of China held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. While addressing the Chinese celebrants who gathered at the Sheraton Hotel, Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga acknowledged the tremendous progress made by China in terms of its contribution to Global Governance through initiatives such as the Global Security Governance Initiative (GSI), Global Development Initiative (GDI) and the Global...

September 27, 2023Comments OffRead more...

MEACA engagement at Uganda Christian University

The Ministry of East African Community Affairs Uganda in a bid to sensitise the citizens of Uganda about the integration of the East African Community. It was that time that the Ministry officials organised an engagement with the Uganda Christian University and bought the students and teaching staff of the University students on 6th progress of Uganda's participation in the WAC. While addressing the congregation, that a country that is landlocked (Uganda), it was important to have the EAC Integration....

June 24, 2023Comments OffRead more...

EAC-IGAD Minister High Level meeting on the coordination of efforts to manage Refugees

The 1stDPM|Minister for East African Community Affairs Uganda, Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga (MP) officiated at the opening ceremony of the EAC-IGAD Minister High Level meeting on the coordination of efforts to manage Refugees with EAC and the Horn of Africa at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The speaker emeritus of the 9th and 10th Parliament of Uganda appealed to the Partner States of EAC and IGAD to harmonize policies, laws and strategies to address the root causes of refugees movements, climate issues, economic...

June 15, 2023Comments OffRead more...

South Sudan Impounded Vehicles

Between 15th May 2023 to date, the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has been impounding trucks loaded with Maize flour, Wheat flour, Sorghum and other grain products on allegations of failing to pass the test for contamination with aflatoxin. At the border level, we (the Ministry of EAC -UG) have been trying to engage the standards authorities for an amicable solution. The assurance that the matter would be solved in the shortest time possible has not materialised as more...

June 6, 2023Comments OffRead more...