New East African Group Secretary Common requires teamwork and safety of Group’s picture


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East African Group Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 11th June, 2024: The brand new East African Group Secretary Common, H.E. Veronica Mueni Nduva has urged the employees of all EAC Organs and Establishments to work as a crew and referred to as for collective accountability as a part of efforts to guard and improve the nice picture of the Group.

In a well-attended inaugural assembly with the Workers of all of the EAC Organs and Establishments on the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, and different employees who joined on-line from the Establishments, the Secretary Common underscored the important function that every employees member performs in reaching the group’s targets and aspirations.“Unity and collaboration are the cornerstone of our success,” stated H.E. Nduva. “As an establishment, we should work cohesively, leveraging our various expertise and experiences to drive the EAC agenda ahead. Our collective efforts are essential in making a affluent and built-in East African area,” she added.


Ms. Nduva stated that underneath her tenure, every member of employees could be handled as a worthwhile member of the organisation, including that it’s the elements that make the entire. She emphasised the necessity to deal with all employees members equally regardless of rank and nationwide origin.

H.E. Veronica Mueni Nduva, EAC Secretary General makes her remarks during her inaugural meeting with the staff

The Secretary Common additional reminded the EAC management and members of employees of their premier place as diplomats and the arising must at all times challenge an excellent picture of the Group to East Africans.The Secretary Common referred to as on all employees members to exhibit the best requirements of professionalism, integrity and dedication of their duties. She highlighted the significance of sustaining a optimistic public picture of the EAC, which she stated displays the area’s achievements and aspirations.

“Our picture is a worthwhile asset, all of us act as ambassadors of the EAC, upholding its values and rules in each interplay. We should be certain that our actions, each inside and out of doors the office, align with the imaginative and prescient and mission  of the Group,” she added.

The Secretary Common additionally addressed the challenges going through the EAC and urged all employees to stay resilient and progressive of their strategy to problem-solving.

“We have to be proactive and forward-thinking. “By embracing change and fostering a tradition of innovation, we are able to overcome obstacles and seize alternatives that propel the EAC to larger heights”, added H.E. Nduva

Deputy Secretary General in charge of Customs, Trade and Monetary Affairs, Ms. Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba deliering her welcome remarks

Talking earlier, the Deputy Secretary Common in control of Customs, Commerce and Financial Affairs, Ms. Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba, outlined the progress being registered by the Group together with; the Everlasting Secretaries/Below Secretaries Retreat held in Could in Kampala that thought of the Appeals on the Institutional Construction for the Group and really helpful greater than 50 new positions to the forty fifth Assembly of the Council for consideration and adoption.

“On behalf of the Secretariat, let me pledge our help and undivided dedication to you with the intention to realise the total potential of our neighborhood and utilise the identical to fulfill the aspirations of the residents within the area,” stated Ms. Ssemuwemba.

Judge President of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), Justice Nestor Kayobera delivering his remarks on behalf of the Court

In his remarks, the Choose President of the East African Courtroom of Justice (EACJ), Justice Nestor Kayobera, welcomed the Secretary Common to the EAC and referred to as for teamwork and networking among the many bloc’s prime management, including that this may assist resolve many challenges going through the Group.

Justice Kayobera underscored the necessity for good relations among the many varied Organs and Establishments of the Group saying that there was no competitors and rivalry amongst them could be counterproductive to the mixing course of.

DSG - in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth welcomed  the new EAC Secretary General at the EAC HQ. Looking on, Ms. Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba

Additionally current on the assembly had been: the Deputy Secretary Common in control of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth; the Clerk of East African Legislative Meeting, Mr. Alex Obatre; the Counsel to the Group, Dr. Anthony Kafumbe; the Deputy Registrar of the EACJ, Her Worship Christine Mutimura Wekesa; and the Heads of EAC Establishments.

For extra info, please contact:

Simon Peter Owaka
Senior Public Relations OfficerCompany Communications and Public Affairs DivisionEAC SecretariatArusha, TanzaniaTel: +255 768 552087E-mail: This electronic mail tackle is being protected against spambots. You want JavaScript enabled to view it.

Concerning the East African Group Secretariat:

The East African Group (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of eight (8) Associate States, comprising the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of South Sudan, the Republic of Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The Federal Republic of Somalia was admitted into the EAC bloc by the Summit of EAC Heads of State on 24th November, 2023 and have become a full member on 4th March, 2024.

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