Abisae Maeda, VoicesofAfrica alumnus, Arusha, Tanzania
From July 2010 onward, there will be no business restriction among the five members of the East African Community (EAC). The presidents of Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Burundi, signed on Friday 20 November the EAC common market protocol that will permit free movement of goods, capital, and labour force.
Despite this opening up of Tanzanians are still hesitant. Tanzanian deputy minister for foreign affairs, Zakari Onyonka, said that ordinary people suspect that Kenya would take advantage of this new situation. However, he suggests that the existing issues would be solved step by step.
