This morning at Kingdom Kampala House, the new Secretary General of the East African Community, Ambassador Stephen Patrick Mbundi of Tanzania, paid a courtesy call on the Chair Council of EAC Ministers, Rt. Hon.
@RebeccaKadagaUG.
Ambassador Mbundi, who formally assumed office on 25 April 2026, and Rt. Hon. Kadaga, who received her instruments as Chair Council of Ministers on 7 March 2026, held substantive discussions on the Customs Union Protocol and logistical challenges at the
@jumuiya Secretariat. The meeting emphasized the urgency of strengthening trade facilitation, addressing bottlenecks in cross‑border logistics, and ensuring that private sector participation remains central to the integration agenda.
The courtesy call was symbolic, taking place soon after both leaders assumed their current offices, and underscored the importance of early collaboration in advancing the EAC’s 7th Development Strategy. They agreed to fast‑track reforms aimed at improving efficiency at the Secretariat and reaffirmed their joint commitment to transparency and accountability in regional processes.
Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga serves not only as the Chair Council of Ministers of the EAC, but also as Uganda’s Minister for East African Community Affairs and the duly elected Woman Member of Parliament for Kamuli District.