16th EAC JUA KALI-NGUVU KAZI EXHIBITION ONGOING IN DAR

Dar es Salaam Regional Commossioner Said Meck Sadik, who represented President John Pombe Magufuli at the official opening of the 16th EAC Jua Kali Exhibition, admires Ugandan products. He was recieved at the Ugandan stand by Dorothy S. Hyuha, Uganda's High Commissioner to Tanzania

Artisans from Burundi display their stuff 

The 16^th edition of the annual EAC Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi Exhibition was officially opened on Wednesday 2^nd December by the Regional Commissioner for Dar es Salaam, Mr. Said Meck Sadiki, on behalf of H.E. President John Pombe Magufuli, at the Mnazi Mmoja Grounds in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

In his speech, President Magufuli commended the Partner States, the EAC Secretariat, the East Africa Confederation of Informal Sector Organizations (EA-CISO) and Partners for the well-organized exhibition and for promoting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region.

President Magufuli urged Partner States to invest in human capital and called upon the artisans and the exhibitors to be more competitive, creative, and innovative so as to take advantage of the conducive environment prevailing in the region.

At the same occasion, Tanzania’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of East African Cooperation Ms Joyce Mapunjo welcomed the exhibitors to Tanzania and noted that the annual exhibition was giving the sector the required recognition and the artisans were not afraid of the integration process

She said the regional integration is meant for the ordinary people and they should be able to feel and enjoy its benefits and the Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi exhibitions provide the perfect forum for integrating the ordinary citizens of the Community.