TANZANIA IS NOT A SHY EAC PARTNER

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  PRESS STATEMENT TANZANIA IS NOT A SHY EAC PARTNER The Ministry read with particular interest an article titled “Why Tanzania is ...


  PRESS STATEMENT

TANZANIA IS NOT A SHY EAC PARTNER
The Ministry read with particular interest an article titled “Why Tanzania is a shy EAC partner” written by Patty Magubira published in The Citizen of Friday 20th June, 2012 on page 22. This article is misleading in both facts and logic.

We would like thus to take this opportunity to correct the factual errors and flaws in logic, and offer him and the readers an understanding on the East African Community integration and in particular responsibilities of its Partner States. More importantly we would like to express our disappointment TO YOU for publishing the said Article without giving the Ministry (Government) a chance to balance the story. In our view, this is uncalled for and unfortunate for a newspaper held in higher esteem by the Government and the general public.
Samuel Sitta

According to Article 5(2) of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, Partner States undertake to establish a Customs Union, followed by a Common Market, subsequently a Monetary Union and ultimately a Political Federation. Further, the Treaty, under Article 12(3), emphasizes that decision making in the EAC shall be by consensus. 

Given the architecture of the EAC integration enshrined in the Treaty Article 5(2) that we have cited, we are a bit puzzled to note that the author had pointed out that Tanzania was reluctant to sign the report of the experts on Political Federation. This is not true. The report of experts was not a subject for signature of any Partner State. Therefore, singling out Tanzania that it did not sign the experts report when the author was aware that the signature blocks contained therein were for the signatures of experts is both biased and unprofessional.

The author in his Article stated further that “Although Tanzania eventually signed the report on fast tracking the EAC integration, it once again snubbed a mutual defense pact at the Bujumbura Summit in November 2011, indications shows that the country may not endorse the pact to be brought up again this year”. This is another untrue reflection of the deliberations in Bujumbura. We wish to state that at the Bujumbura Summit there was neither a report on fast tracking Political Federation that required signatures of Partner States nor a defence pact. We challenge the author to produce these two documents to prove his allegations.

As a continuation of his biasness and hatred for Tanzania, he went further by stating that on the issue of Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs) it was reported that “Tanzania is a major source of Non Tariff Barriers”.  The World Bank Doing Business Report 2012 shows that Tanzania. Worldwide, has a better Business Environment compared to other Partner States in the EAC with the position of 92, whereas the rest ranked lower: Kenya at 141, Rwanda 155, Uganda 158 and Burundi 174.
The author, unknowingly, went on blaming Tanzania on the ban of exporting sugar to other Partner States. The fact is, in 2011/2012 all EAC Partner States had shortfalls in sugar production and all applied for duty remission to import sugar duty free from the rest of the world. According to the EAC Duty remission regulations, EAC Partner States are not allowed to re-export a product imported duty for home consumption, so did Tanzania. Unless the author wants to promote a lawless Community which Tanzania is not going to subscribe, anyway. Therefore, it is very strange for a journalist to blame a country (Partner State) simply because it is adhering to the Treaty and Protocol provisions that it is a party to.
With no doubt, Tanzania is a serious Partner who wants to see the Community built on firm foundation economically, socially and politically. Misleading articles such as that of Mr. Magubira will not deter Tanzania Government from pursuing this noble course. We pray to the Chief Editor of The Citizen that the rebuttal be published to put this matter in the proper context.

MINISTRY OF EAST AFRICAN COOPERATION
5th July, 2012.

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