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East Africa Community leaders Zanzibar President Amani Abedi Karume, President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Paul Kagame of Rwanda (EAC chairman) and Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi at a past function

East Africa Community leaders Zanzibar President Amani Abedi Karume, President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Paul Kagame of Rwanda (EAC chairman) and Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi at a past function. File Photo. 

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Posted  Monday, May 3  2010 at  00:00

For instance, transport costs as a share of value of exports are estimated to be as high as 48 per cent for EAC countries compared with 9 per cent in developed countries and 17 per cent in Zambia. EAC production costs are 5-10 times higher than those of the region’s competitors.

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  1. Submitted by kodero
    Posted May 03, 2010 11:53 AM

    Litigation arising therefrom is likely to keep Judges of the EA Court busy. Of late they have been complaining of boredom, having little work (cases) to do.

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