Ministers in charge of East African Community (EAC) affairs on Tuesday, October 19, pledged to address issues causing a standoff in the ongoing staff recruitment exercise.
Some regional lawmakers have alleged that the process was marred with irregularities and unfair treatment of citizens from some countries.
The EAC Secretariat, the executive organ of the six-member regional economic community, also issued a statement stating that the bloc “is committed to providing an equal opportunity for all East Africans.”
It all follows a standoff in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha, Tanzania, where Ugandan lawmakers staged walkouts last week due to what they consider as an unfair recruitment process.
Speaker Martin Ngoga was forced to suspend sittings last week due to lack of quorum.
