Consultative Dialogue Framework Coordinate, Consultative Dialogue

Collaborate, Framework The 4C’s:

Consult &

Contribute

Acronyms Introduction Overview of the CDF How to Use the CDF Conclusion Acronyms PSO NGO MoU EALA EACSOF EACJ EAC EABC CSO CDF

Private SectorOrganisation Non GovernmentalOrganisation Memorandum ofUnderstanding East AfricanLegislativeAssembly East AfricanCivilSocietyOrganisations’F East AfricanCourtofJustice East AfricanCommunity East AfricanBusinessCouncil Civil SocietyOrganisation Consultative DialogueFramework orum Introduction production, trade andinvestments. East Africathrough increased competitiveness,valueadded tion inordertoimprove thequalityoflifepeople deepen Economic,Politicial, SocialandCulturalintegra- and politicallyunitedentity. ItsMissionittowidenand The on July7 signed onNovember30th,1999inArusha,andcameinto force of Tanzania. TheTreaty fortheEstablishmentofEACwas , Kenya,,,and the UnitedRepublic governmental organizationmadeupoftheRepublics of The (EAC) is the regional inter vision of the EAC is a prosperous, competitive, secure i) th , 2000.

EAC VisionandMission

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The cor tual benefit. defence, securityandlegal and judicialaffairs, fortheir mu- economic, socialandcultural fields,research andtechnology, ening co-operationamongthePartner Statesinpolitical, policies andprogrammes aimedatwideninganddeep- The objectivesoftheCommunityshallbetodevelop Ideals. parency, teamwork,unity indiversityandAllegiancetoEAC 1 available atwww.eac.int/treaty Theparticularareas ofintegration are detailed inArticle5(2)and(3)oftheEACTreaty whichisalso e valuesare professionalism, accountability, trans-

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1 EAC Objectives EAC CoreValues

iv) Benefits of regional integration at all levels: Partner States, individual, companies, profes- Following on the above and in order to implement Articles 1276, sional associations, groups, NGOs and other interest groups 1287 and 1298 , the EAC Secretariat developed a Consultative The Community is meant to widen and deepen cooperation like women and youth among others. The activities shall be Dialogue Framework (CDF) where key representatives from among the Partner States in the economic and social fields for as many as possible like trade, transport, farming, banking, the Partner States, private sector, civil society organizations, the benefit of the citizens of the region. For instance, through tourism, fishing, mining, sports, youth and women programmes professional organisations and other interest groups agreed on the EAC Common Market Protocol, citizens of East Africa will and many others. a comprehensive framework for dialogue. Consequently, the benefit from free movement of labour and persons, free CDF for Private Sector and Civil Society in the EAC integration movement of services, harmonisation of the legal framework process was adopted by the 26th Meeting of the Council of for capital markets (common goals approach), free move- The Treaty stipulates:4 Ministers.9 ment of capital; strong institutions to monitor decisions and “The Secretary General shall provide the harmonisation of monetary and fiscal policies. forum for consultations between the private sector, civil society organisations, other interest groups and appropriate institutions v) Treaty provisions for Private Sector, Civil of the Community”. 1 Society and other interest groups participation Article 7(1)(a) 2 Article 7(1)(d) 3 Article 7(1)(g) 5 The Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC underscores peo- The Treaty also obligates the Council of Ministers to: 4 Article 127 (4) ple-centered and market-driven cooperation and emphasizes “establish modalities that would enable 5 Article 129 (2) multi-level participation and the involvement of a wide range the business organisations or associations, 6 Article 127 of stakeholders in the process of integration.2 professional bodies and the civil society 7 Article 128 8 Article 129 in the Partner States to contribute effectively 9 Council of Ministers held in Nairobi, Kenya on 26th November 2012 (EAC/CM26/DECISION 06) The Treaty also mentions the principle of complementarity3 to the development of the Community”. whereby people will participate in the Community activities 8 9 Overview of the CDF the otherhandshallbeto: Sector andotherinterest groups onthe one handand EAC on The objectivesofthedialoguebetween driven integrationprocess. nity objectivesandpromoting apeople-centered andmarket- hand, andtheEAConother, towardsrealizing the Commu Professional Associations and other interest groups on the one consultative participationofthePrivateSector, CivilSociety, The CDFisastructured guideaimedatensuringinclusiveand and PSOswith theEAC. 2) process. objectives andpromote apeople-centred integration to consultativelyworktowards realising theCommunity 1)

Enhance andstr Allow CSOs,PSOs,otherinter i)

CDF Objectives engthen partnerships between CSOs engthen partnerships betweenCSOs

est groups and EAC est groups andEAC c ivil Society , Private - 11 3) between EAC, Partner States, Civil s 6) process. Partner States and feedback mechanismsbetweenEACOrgans/Institutions/ 4) and otherinterest groups ontheEAintegrationprocess. engage in theEACintegration process. interest groups to more effectively andmeaningfully 7) the EACintegrationprocess. by 5) process anddiscussions. other interest groups toparticipate in theEACintegration ector andotherinter

c ivil Pr Str Enhance coordinationandharmonisation ofpositions Establish clearandef Pr ovide an enabling environment for PSOs , CSOs and ovide an enabling environment for PSOs , CSOs and ovide astructured frameworkforconsultation s engthen the capacity of PSOs, CSOs and other ociety , p rivate c ivil est groups ontheEACintegration s ector andotherinter s ociety organisations, fective communicationand s o ciety, Private Sector est groups in est groups in p rivate

ii) CDF Principles • Unity in diversity • Cooperation for mutual benefit Various partners with different roles in the regional integra- All matters for dialogue must aim at deepening regional tion shall complement each other in deepening the regional integration for the benefit of all stakeholders; integration process;

• Mutual respect, trust and goodwill • Accountability to stakeholders All partners shall strive to build respect, trust and good The partners shall be transparent and answerable to the working relationship; stakeholders with effective and clear mechanisms of sending feedback throughout the dialogue structure; • Constructive Participation All partners to the dialogue must be knowledgeable about • Evidence-based dialogue “with a focus of results” various regional integration issues; Dialogue shall be based on evidence with a view to arrive at agreed positions. • Inclusiveness Various stakeholders at different levels should be repre- sented in the dialogue structure;

13 How to Use the CDF National Consultative Framework Diagram

The CDF provides an opportunity for the private sector, civil • National level consultative framework society and other interest groups to discuss their interests and opportunities in the EAC Integration process at the regional At the national level the national positions are envisaged to level. The actors at the national level are expected to channel be developed through consultations starting at grassroots their issues through their representatives to the regional level. level, eg Community Based Organizations (civil society) and branch level private sector associations (private sector), which should escalate to the district/provincial level and end up in the agenda of the national apex bodies.

The national apex bodies are expected to channel the same issues to the regional apex bodies who then present the same to the office of the Secretary General and concequently other EAC policy making Organs.

16 17 Regional Consultative Framework Diagram

• Regional level consultation • The Secretary General Forum

At regional level the Consultative dialogue framework Stakeholders can meet and discuss critical issues in the requires CSOs/ PSOs and other interest groups to be integration process and they get an immediate response organized through regional apex bodies. Currently East from the Secretary General and his team. This way, issues African Business Council (EABC) and East African Civil affecting any of the stakeholders are addressed in good Society Forum (EACSOF) are recognized as the apex bodies time, solutions identified and timelines set. The Secretary for the private sector and the civil society respectively. General is also able to take the issues as agenda for the The regional professional bodies are also identified as key Sectoral Councils, Council meetings and Summit meetings stakeholders for engagement with the Secretary General if necessary. This is referred to as the Secretary General’s although they are still largely thematic. Forum.

18 19 Conclusion CDF: There existotheravenuesforengagementasidefrom the

African LegislativeAssembly (EALA). Lobbying andadvocacywith theEast African CourtofJustice(EACJ); Public inter Ad-hoc meetingswiththeEACSecr MOU (withtheEACSecr Observer status; 21 est litigationwiththeEast etariat); etariat;

CONTACTS

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