Ministry of East African Community Affairs (Uganda)

Ministry of East African Community Affairs
	Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Uganda
Headquarters	Postel Building; 67–75 Yusuf Lule Road; Kampala, Uganda
Ministry executive	Kahinda Otafiire, ; Minister of East African Community Affairs;
Website	Homepage

The Uganda Ministry of East African Community Affairs is a cabinet level-ministry headed by Minister Kahinda Otafiire.^[1]

Location[]

The headquarters of the ministry are on the second and ninth floors of the Postel Building, at 67–75 Yusuf Lule Road in the Central Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[2]

Overview[]

The ministry was created in 2007 with the major objective of coordinating the affairs of the government of Uganda with the East African Community, which includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Tanzania. One objective of the treaty establishing the East African Community consists of the:^[1]^[3]

establishment of a customs union
establishment of a common market
subsequent creation of a monetary union
eventual formation of a political federation

References[]

^ ^a ^b GOU (13 October 2016). "Government of Uganda: Ministry of East African Community Affairs". Kampala: Government of Uganda (GOU). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ MEACA (13 October 2016). "Ministry of East African Community Affairs: Contact Us". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MEACA). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ MEACA (13 October 2016). "East African Community Integration". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MEACA). Retrieved 13 October 2016.