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The countries in the East African Community (EAC) are among the fastest growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The EAC countries are making significant progress toward financial integration, including harmonization of supervisory arrangements and practices and the modernization of monetary policy frameworks. This book focuses on regional integration in the EAC and argues that the establishment of a time table for the eliminating the sensitive-products list and establishing a supranational legal framework for resolving trade disputes are important reforms that should foster regional integrati

Intro -- TRADE IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY FACILITATION MEASURES AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS -- TRADE IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY FACILITATION MEASURES AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 TRADE FACILITATION IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS -- ACRONYMS -- GLOSSARY -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Overview -- Trade Facilitation Benefits -- Cutting Delays Throughout the Supply Chain Lowers Trading Costs and Can Boost Exports, Imports, and Investment -- Shorter and More Predictable Transport Times Can Cut Costs, Raise Profits, and Allow Product Diversification -- Reforming Trade Regulations and Customs Operations Can Significantly Lower Trade Costs and Increase Trade -- Upgrading Transportation Infrastructure, Including Ports, Railways, Roads, and Air Transport, Is Crucial for Increasing Trade -- Transportation Regulations And Policy Play Key Roles in Shaping the Efficiency of the Entire Transport System -- EAC Trade Facilitation Activities -- Required Trade Documents and Inspections Are Numerous and Unpredictable, but Targeted for Harmonization -- EAC Is Making Progress Toward Risk-Based Inspection Regimes -- All EAC Members Are Moving Toward Electronic Customs Data Interchange Systems and Harmonized Customs Information Sharing -- Infrastructure Improvements Have Had Difficulty Keeping Pace with Rising Traffic and Trade Flows -- Transport on the Northern and Central Corridors -- The Northern Corridor Is the Major Conduit of EAC Trade -- The Port of Mombasa Suffers from Significant Clearance Bottlenecks, but Is Slated for Upgrades -- Northern Corridor Roads Are in "Good" to "Fair" Condition, but Administrative Problems Raise Shippers' Costs -- Costs For Rail Transport in the Northern Corridor Are Lower Than Those for Road, But Rail is Much More Unpredictable

Research Brown Bag Presentations ; The East African Community faces several challenges, including poor governance, an inadequate legal and institutional framework, and poor public participation. A major cause of this predicament are institutional imbalances, brought about by an institutional design that vests most powers in the Summit and the Council (the executive organs of the Community). This leaves the Legislative Assembly, a so-called representative of the public voice, with limited control over acts of the Community. The outcome has been a lack of understanding, support and ownership of the integration process by the subjects whose integration is sought. It is therefore important to examine the institutional interventions needed to create a balance of powers between the executive and legislative organs of the Community in order to ensure effective integration. ; Strathmore University Law School