APRM • SECOND COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA 394. In the Civil Aviation sub-sector, the East African Community established the regional agency to oversee the implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) standards and practices towards the enhancement of aviation safety and security. 395. Agriculture and Food Security. EAC continues to place emphasis on agriculture and food security. During 2006, the EAC Partner States adopted and signed the instruments for the development of Agriculture and attainment of Food Security for the Community, including the Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and the Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy. 396. Energy. The serious effects of the drought on the regional economies experienced in the recent past have galvanized attention on urgent measures to redress the energy deficit in the region. The East African Power Master Plan envisages a timeframe of up to seven years to a full-fledged Regional Power System with the creation of a Power Pool as a central feature. 397. Tourism and Wildlife Management. A major breakthrough has been made in the tourist sector with the launching of joint marketing of East Africa as a single tourist destination. Discussions on modalities for the introduction of Single Tourist Visa are almost completed. 398. Good Governance, Private Sector and Civil Society. The EAC regional integration process is anchored on a firm foundation of peace, stability and prosperity, based on good governance, rule of law, respect for democratic and human rights; and the participation of the people in a market-led regional integration process. This recognition has placed good governance at the centre of East African regional integration and development. 4.7.2.1 Challenges 399. The EAC member states have been working on various fronts to deepen economic cooperation. However, significant efforts are required in establishing a customs union and a common market; putting in place a clear road map for a comprehensive regional infrastructural development; discussing the protocols of a monetary union; and initiating the process of harmonization of monetary and exchange rate policies, payment and settlement systems, financial sector supervision, fiscal policies, coordination and harmonization of statistics, and regionalization of the financial sector. 400. There are also challenges encountered in the process of integration. These include: lack of clear and shared policy priorities, for example, the recent launch of a new education policy in Tanzania that is not in harmony with those of the other member states; practical handles in advancing customs union and common market; limited public awareness and participation; fear of loss of control over national policies; and uncoordinated policies at the regional level, for instance, Vision 2030 for Kenya and Vision 2025 for Tanzania. | 174 |