"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.
The Chairperson of EAC Council of Ministers Musa Cherutich has confirmed that the EAC is considering a proposal tabled by South Sudan to join the community.
Cherutich who is Kenya’s Minister of the East African Community told journalists in Kampala that South Sudan is welcome to join the East Africa Community block, so long as it satisfies a few requirements.
He said the EAC ministers will visit South Sudan and study whether it fulfill all requirements to join the community.
Cherutich says South Sudan will first as be invited as an observer before becoming a full member to join Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya Tanzania and Burundi.
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