AND WHEREAS the said countries desire to foster and to promote greater
awareness of the shared interests of their people;
AND WHEREAS the said countries are resolved to act in concert to
achieve the objectives set out hereinbefore;
NOW THEREFORE the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Kenya and
the United Republic of Tanzania ;
DETERMINED to strengthen their economic, social, cultural, political,
technological and other ties for their fast balanced and sustainable development
by the establishment of an East African Community, with an East African
Customs Union and a Common Market as transitional stages to and integral
parts thereof, subsequently a Monetary Union and ultimately a Political
Federation;
CONVINCED that co-operation at the sub-regional and regional levels in
all fields of human endeavour will raise the standards of living of African
peoples, maintain and enhance the economic stability, foster close and peaceful
relations among African states and accelerate the successive stages in the
realisation of the proposed African Economic Community and Political Union;
AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
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