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

List of ministers

• Rebecca Kadaga (8 June 2021 - present)^[4]
• Kahinda Otafiire (14 December 2019 - 8 June 2021)^[5]
• Kirunda Kivejinja (6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019)^[6]
• Shem Bageine (2 March 2013 - 6 June 2016)^[7][8]
• Eriya Kategaya (2007 - 2 March 2013)^[9]

See also

• Government of Uganda
• Cabinet of Uganda

References

1. GOU (13 October 2016). "Government of Uganda: Ministry of East African Community Affairs". Kampala: Government of Uganda (GOU). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
2. 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.
3. MEACA (13 October 2016). "East African Community Integration". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MEACA). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
4. "NEW CABINET: Museveni drops Kutesa, 10 ministers". The Independent. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
5. "Museveni shuffles Cabinet, drops Muloni, appoints Magyezi". Monitor. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
6. "Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet". Africanews. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
7. Kiggundu, Edris (24 May 2013). "Museveni Drops General Aronda; Katumba, Brigadier David Muhoozi Promoted". The Observer. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
8. Athumani, Halima (1 March 2015). "Museveni reshuffles Uganda cabinet". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
9. "Kategaya's body flown home". Monitor. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links

• Website of the Ministry of East African Community Affairs

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