About the Project
InIn 2006, the Heads of State assented to the EAC Competition Act, 2006. The Act seeks to promote and protect fair competition within the Community, to provide for consumer welfare, and to establish the East African Community Competition Authority. If implemented effectively, the Act would promote private sector development, economic growth and poverty reduction in the EAC integration process.
However, there has been little progress in its implementation, even after 10 years of being in existance. This raises a concern across the region, especially, at this stage where the region is implementing a Common Market, which seeks to increase cross-border trade and investments and present consumers with an expanded market and choice. One of the key reasons attributed to the slow progress in the implementation of competition policy and law in the region is the limited awareness among key players/stakeholders on the importance of such policy. Other reasons include political economy and capacity constraints.
It is against this background that CUTS International, Nairobi with support from Trade Mark East Africa, is implementing this project, ‘Accelerating Implementation of EAC Competition Policy and Law’ to assess the challenges in the implementation of EAC Competition regime and highlight its implications. Such evidence would be used to engage with national stakeholders and regional decision-makers to push the process of establishment and operationalisation of the EAC Competition enforcement agency.
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