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Ministry of East African Community Affairs (Uganda)

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Type
  
Ministry

Website
  
Homepage

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Uganda


Headquarters
  
Postel Building 67-75 Yusuf Lule Road Kampala, Uganda

Ministry executive
  
Kirunda Kivejinja, Minister of East African Community Affairs

The Uganda Ministry of East African Community Affairs is a cabinet level ministry headed by Minister Kirunda Kivejinja.

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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. The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°19'13.0"N, 32°35'22.0"E (Latitude:0.320278; Longitude:32.589444).

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:

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

    • References

    Ministry of East African Community Affairs (Uganda) Wikipedia
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