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Tension mounts as Kenya awaits outcome of EPA meeting

Whether Tanzania signs the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) rests on the East African Community (EAC) heads of state who meet today in Dar es Salaam at an extraordinary summit.

This comes after the EAC council of ministers disagreed during their meeting which was held in Arusha on Tuesday.

At the summit to be chaired by Tanzanian President John Magufuli, Kenya will know the fate of its reported 200 firms and four million jobs at stake in the cut flowers, tea, fresh vegetables and coffee sectors.

Speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam Wednesday, Tanzania's Minister for Foreign Affairs and EAC Cooperation Dr Augustine Mahiga said the country maintained its stand for the deadline of signing the deal to be pushed back.

Dr Mahiga said Tanzania wants assurance that the deal will not affect the country’s targets of becoming an industrial economy by 2025.

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