Felly Kimenyi
06/27/08
President Kagame Thursday took over the reigns as Chairperson of the East African Community during the ninth session of the Heads of State Summit held in Kigali.
During his acceptance remarks, Kagame thanked his fellow Heads of State for the trust they had placed in him by unanimously selecting him to lead the regional bloc for the next one year.
"It is with great humility that I accept the chairmanship of the East African Community and I am looking forward to serving the community to the level of their expectations," said Kagame.
The meeting was attended by all Heads of State of the EAC who included the outgoing chairman of the bloc, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, Kenya’s Mwai Kibaki, Tanzania’s Jakaya Kikwete and Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza.