26/06/2026
🎉 A Milestone for Inclusive Regional Integration! 🤝🌍
Earlier today in Arusha, Tanzania, at the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, SEATINI, represented by our Executive Director, Ms. Jane Nalunga, officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), marking a significant milestone in advancing inclusive regional integration and people-centred trade across East Africa. 🇪🇦✨
The MoU was signed in the presence of:
👤 Rt. Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana, Speaker of EALA;
👤 Hon. Amb. Fatuma Ndangiza, Chairperson of the EALA Women's Caucus;
👤 Hon. Jackline Amongin, Secretary General of the EALA Women's Caucus; and
👤 Mr. Alex Lumumba Obatre, Clerk of EALA.
🤝 This partnership formalizes years of collaboration between SEATINI and EALA particularly the EALA Women's Caucus and establishes a strategic framework for strengthening legislative engagement on equitable trade, investment, and fiscal policies across the region.
For more than three decades, SEATINI has championed trade, fiscal and investment related policies that improve the livelihoods of women cross-border traders, agro-based MSMEs, farmers, youth, and other grassroots economic actors.
Together with EALA, we remain committed to ensuring that regional integration delivers tangible benefits for the people of East Africa by:
✅ Promoting gender-responsive trade policies;
✅ Addressing non-tariff barriers; and
✅ Creating an enabling environment where women entrepreneurs, young innovators, and small businesses can thrive.
🌍 This MoU reflects our shared commitment to translating regional aspirations into meaningful action, ensuring that the benefits of East African integration are experienced in the everyday lives of citizens across the region.
We look forward to deepening our collaboration with EALA to build a more inclusive, resilient, and prosperous East African Community for all. 💙
