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EAC leaders discuss free movement of goods

President Uhuru Kenyatta participated in a virtual meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State and Government convened by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on May 12, 2020. [PSCU]

Continued free movement of goods and the management of cross-border spread of Covid-19 were top on the agenda in yesterday’s meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State and government.

In the virtual meeting convened by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, the current EAC chairperson, the leaders agreed to prioritise the implementation of measures that will ensure uninterrupted cross-border movement of goods even as the region continues to battle the coronavirus.

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