EAC has more to gain by opening up

The motion passed by the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) urging member states to scrap work permit fee, is a positive step towards regional integration. Rwanda is the only member state that has that policy in place in line with the Common Market Protocoal.  While it would be ideal to do away completely with the fees, some countries are apprehensive for fear of seeing  their job market swamped by better qualified manpower and therefore put in place prohibitive conditions to qualify.