Why Tanzania Will Not Embrace EAC

There has been a vigorous debate in the op-ed columns of all major newspapers recently, pitting East African Affairs and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Phyllis Kandie; and an early-Moi-era political heavyweight, former AG Charles Njonjo. The subject has been the East African Community. Basically, Njonjo thinks that if this regional economic union (which existed in the 1960s, but broke down in the 1970s) is reestablished, Kenyans will live to regret it; while Kandie argues that recreating the EAC to the fullest extent possible, is a crucial step towards national prosperity. This debate came up...