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Talks to admit Somalia into EAC enter home stretch

EAC and ASALS Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Talks between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Somalia for the latter to join the bloc have entered the home stretch.

The nine-day negotiations which bring together experts from seven EAC partner states began in earnest in Nairobi Tuesday.

The EAC secretariat, the East African Legislative Assembly, the East African Court of Justice, and their counterparts from the Federal Republic of Somalia are represented in the talks.

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