EAC Deal Agreed

The East African Community (EAC) has found consensus on the draft EAC Common Protocol after agreeing to leave two contentious issues out of the agreement. Tanzania has long had objections over the granting of permanent residency to and ownership of land by nationals of fellow EAC members, believing that Kenyan jobseekers and land buyers will flood into Tanzania to the detriment of Tanzanians, should free access be granted. The members agreed that residency and land ownership laws would be dictated by individual national laws, allowing Tanzania to maintain control over employment and land

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