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| January Makamba |
NAIROBI, KENYA: A Tanzanian Deputy Minister angling to succeed President Jakaya Kikwete in the country’s general elections next October, Mr January Makamba, has said it’s unrealistic to fast-track the East African Community (EAC) into a political federation
Makamba, who is Deputy Minister of Communication, Science and Technology in Kikwete’s Government, and a son to former Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Secretary General Mzee Yusuf Makamba, told The Standard on Sunday in Nairobi that current timelines of transforming the EAC into a political federation were unrealistic.
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