ULIMWENGU: I still believe political will can salvage the EAC

East African Community Heads of State at a regional summit. Political will can salvage the EAC. PHOTO | FILBERT RWEYEMAMU

News that civil society organisations and scholars in the region are expressing their frustration at the failure on the part of our rulers to advance the agenda of integration must be amplified by all of us who have for long yearned for closer co-operation among our people.

In a symposium held in Arusha a week ago, these would-be citizens of East Africa said they were disappointed by the pace of the region’s movement toward greater economic and political ties which would not only aid our people to realise better economic and commercial benefits but also make the dream of political unity a tangible aspiration.