HomePolitics and policy

Politics and policy

Harmonise laws for better trade, Kibaki tells EAC

Share Bookmark Print Email
Email this article to a friend
Submit Cancel
Rating
East Africa Community leaders Zanzibar President Amani Abedi Karume, President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Paul Kagame of Rwanda (EAC chairman) and Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi after the official opening of 2nd EAC investment Forum in Nairobi in July, 2009. Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU

East Africa Community leaders Zanzibar President Amani Abedi Karume, President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Paul Kagame of Rwanda (EAC chairman) and Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi after the official opening of 2nd EAC investment Forum in Nairobi in July, 2009. Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU 

By ALLAN ODHIAMBO  (email the author)
Email this article to a friend
Submit Cancel


Posted  Thursday, January 26  2012 at  22:29

“We must, therefore, invest in tourism promotion in innovative ways including through projects that will, for example, offer tourists to our region opportunities to visit circuits that will take them to different parts of East Africa,” Kibaki said.

Share This Story
Share

Despite the region making progress on transport infrastructure, particularly loans, low reserves of electricity remain a key put-off for investors.

Projects such as Bujagali hydro-electric power project in Uganda and the expansion of geothermal power generation at Olkaria in Kenya have been started to build a reliable power supply capacity across the region.

aodhimbo@ke.nationmedia.com

« Previous Page 1 | 2