The East African
Monday February 22 2021
Liberat Mfumukeko. His term as EAC secretary general comes to an end on February 27, when EAC Heads of State appoint his successor. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
Were East African integration a Shakespearean drama, Mfumukeko would come across as the tragic figure who had the best intentions but was doomed by the circumstances of his appointment.
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Next month will see a change of guard at the East African Community Secretariat, when Ambassador Liberat Mfumukeko’s tenure as Secretary General comes to end. Kenya will pick the baton, inheriting empty coffers at the secretariat and a region fractured by political and economic tensions.
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