East Africa: Tour d'East Africa On U.S.$180 and 32 Cycling Days

On August 1, 2016, 10 young East Africans were flagged off in Kampala on a mission to cycle nearly 3,000km through Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya for over a month, on a gruelling tour to preach regional unity to the public under the banner of the East African Community.

The EAC Secretariat has in the past held public meetings and roadshows across the member states to foster integration but this was the first non-government initiative geared towards the realisation of the EAC's unity dream.

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