Commonwealth Deputy SG jets in for EAC retreat

KIGALI - The Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, arrived in the country yesterday to attend a high level strategy retreat on making the East African Community  (EAC) a more effective organisation. Masire-Mwamba was invited to Rwanda by the EAC Secretariat to preside over the retreat. She will be in the country for four days. According to a media statement from the Commonwealth Secretariat, Masire-Mwamba, will make a presentation on Commonwealth experiences on the coordination and implementation of programmes. The statement quotes her as saying, “The Commonwealth is pleased to have been invited to participate in the Retreat and to share our experiences. I look forward to learning from the EAC, as much as I will share Commonwealth experiences. This helps to strengthen the relationship between the two organisations.”