STATEMENT OF EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION: 

The Global Pan African Movement Secretariat in Kampala has today 3rd
September 2004 hosted a Press Conference on the very urgent and important matter of the
East African Federation. Director of Political Affairs K.David Mafabi who issued the statement here below, addressed the Conference: 3rd September 2004

The Global Pan African Movement Secretariat most warmly welcomes the decision of the leaders of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to accelerate progress towards the East African Federation. Warmest congratulations to their Excellencies

Presidents Yoweri Museveni, Mwai Kibaki and Benjamin Mkapa on a timely, bold and courageous decision-a decision of great historical proportion which is going to change the face of Africa.
In their Nairobi summit last week, the three leaders decided to establish a three-member committee to look into ways and means of fast tracking political federation, and to report back to them by end of November. Political Federation would make a critical difference, ushering in a fundamental integration of East African states. At the Pan African Movement, we remain more convinced than ever before that integration must be a central component in Africa's response to an unfair world economic and trading system, which is heavily weighted against the vital interests of African people. To integrate is a question of not just development, but of the very survival of African people. We call on the people of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to support the leaders in their effort to deepen the integration processes in the East African Community. It is not going to be an easy journey, but it is one that must be undertaken.

We further call on the African Union and its other Regional Economic Communities to support the building of the East African Federation, and to draw appropriate lessons on the absolute necessity of developing other federations elsewhere on the African Motherland. The Global Pan African Movement Secretariat pledges to vigorously join Presidents Museveni, Kibaki and Mkapa in the mobilization of our
people for an expeditious realization of the East African Federation.

Africa Mama Yetu! The struggle continues!

K.David Mafabi
Director, Political Affairs,
Global Pan African Movement Secretariat,
Kampala.