Tanzanian MPs have voted against the country signing the EAC Economic Partnership Agreement. Tanzania’s reluctance to endorse the EPA, after 10 years of negotiations, is based on three issues — chinese driven industrialization policy and revenue losses in the 2016/17 national budget. Tanzania is also concerned by Britain’s decision to quit the EU, saying Britain is its main trading partner and it makes no sense to enter into a deal with the European bloc without London.
Apparently President Magufuli could still ignore the MPs’ advice and push for the signing of the EPA. Will see what happens.
Meanwhile a Tanzanian national has filed a civil suit with the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to stop the EAC and remaining members states of the EAC Burundi, Ugandan and South Sudan from signing the EPA. (Rwanda and Kenya have already signed). The EACJ's major responsibility is to ensure the adherence to law in the interpretation and application of and compliance with the EAC Treaty. Article 30 of the EAC Treaty allows the court to have reference to civil suits by natural and legal persons. The suit filed in October 2017 says that further signature will allow ratification and regional application of the agreement, which will most likely undermine industrialization policies and tariff regimes and displace EAC products from the market.
See more here.
Meanwhile a Tanzanian national has filed a civil suit with the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to stop the EAC and remaining members states of the EAC Burundi, Ugandan and South Sudan from signing the EPA. (Rwanda and Kenya have already signed). The EACJ's major responsibility is to ensure the adherence to law in the interpretation and application of and compliance with the EAC Treaty. Article 30 of the EAC Treaty allows the court to have reference to civil suits by natural and legal persons. The suit filed in October 2017 says that further signature will allow ratification and regional application of the agreement, which will most likely undermine industrialization policies and tariff regimes and displace EAC products from the market.
See more here.
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