By KENNETH OKWAROHMore by this AuthorThe East African Community already had its fair share of woes, way before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONTo step back a bit, the EAC is established and buttressed on the idea of international cooperation, multilateralism and regional integration. TESTINGA lot of business capital has been lost unnecessarily due to the failure of the EAC states to work together and harmonise their response. It is perhaps in the area of macroeconomic policy that lack of coordination, or at least effective communication among EAC States that most shall be lost to the pandemic. There remains significant goodwill and political capital in East Africa for interstate cooperation and regional integration that can buoy the EAC to its full potential.

Source: Daily Nation May 26, 2020 06:00 UTC