
interesting!!
The current EAC population is around 140million people. Less than 1 country-Nigeria! Our combined GDP is also less than Nigeria's GDP. Actually EAC's combined GDP is roughly a third that of Nigeria!
We really need Tz. Her population of close to 50m is EAC's largest! This could make good market for goods provided in other EAC countries. Educated Tanzanians should benefit also from jobs in other countries within the bloc. Let's not forget the natural resources that Tz is very blessed with.
But Ndugu zetu Watanzania are fearful and hateful of their brothers in the bloc. Kwanza ndugu Wakenya! Everything evil is compared to us. And they are fearful we will take over their land-a resource which is still largely held by communities. You guys might also take over their jobs!
I once had a chat with a TZ Foreign Ministry official. He told me they aren't against EAC but they have fears esp concerning land. Infact, in his opinion, the EAC is the only true economic bloc with tangible benefits when compared to SADC and COMESA. But then you wonder why it doesn't feel like they're serious with it...even on simple issues like labour movement!
This is why you must feel Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda...I do not know this for sure but I have a feeling that they could be planning to restructure EAC membership in a way that it would move northwards i.e. include South Sudan,Sudan Ethiopia(population 85m) and Somalia.
The beautiful girl in the region though is DRC. Everybody wants her