East Africa Community MPs Ask for Certifying Body

Kampala, Uganda — The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has been requested to set up a special agency to certify imports and limit substandard goods flooding the region.

According to a report compiled by the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Committee on Legal, Rules and Privileges, this situation is however made worse by a lack of public awareness about two existing Acts that are related to standards regulation in the EAC.

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