Preparations for the 7th EAC-EABC Media Summit in High Gear

.Dar is set to host the Premier EAC Media Event on 14-15 May 2015

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 8 April, 2015: The EAC Secretariat
together with the East African Business Council (EABC) and CEOs of Media Houses are
finalizing preparations for the 7th EAC-EABC Media Summit, which is to be held from 14 to 15
May 2015, at the Hyatt Kilimanjaro Hotel Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The 7th EAC-EABC Media Summit will bring together over 250 Media owners, CEOs,
Publishers, Editors, prominent Media personalities and practitioners on a round table
discussions under the theme: The Role of the Media in Deeping Democracy in the Region, with
sub-themes on Democracy in the EAC: Achievements and Challenges; The Role of Media in
Electoral Processes, and Regional Security, Business Environment and Media: Towards a
Common Goal.
We see the Summit as a vehicle to increase the visibility of EACs flagship in the integration
process and EAC-EABC joint activities through the media is commendable, comments Mr.
Kajubi Mukajanga, Chair of the Regional Preparatory Committee of the 7th Media Summit and
also the Executive Secretary of Media Council of Tanzania (MCT). This will also be a time to
network with and update the Media industry on the latest developments in the East African
regional integration process, he said.
The Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the EAC Headquarters Owora
Richard Othieno notes that the Media Summit is designed to, among others; advance the
relationship between the EAC/EABC and the media, who have long been recognized as
strategic partners for the Community in achieving its key objective of deepening and widening
regional integration and development process.
Launching the EAC Media Scholarship Fund sponsored by EAC-KfW-AKU, and announcing
and recognizing Winners of the EAC Media Award Competition 2013/14 are expected at the
Media Summit over a Gala Dinner.
The East Africa Media Awards were originally launched during the 3rd Media Summit in
Kampala, Uganda in 2009. The first Awards ceremony was held during the 4th Summit in
Nairobi, Kenya in 2011. This Media Awards are currently in the fourth year running. The judging
process for 2013/14 concluded on 26th February, 2015. Twenty three winners have been
identified for the Awards in different categories.
Presentation on the first-ever EAC Media Caravan and a Field Visit to one of the upcoming
local media houses in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is set for the second day of the Summit. The
Media Caravan is an EAC-GiZ initiative which will engage regional journalists on a road trip to
each Partner State to independently report on the achievements of the Common Market

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Preparations for the 7th EAC-EABC Media Summit in High Gear

Protocol since its launch in 2010.

Online registration is now open at http://www.mediasummit.eac.int or at the EAC Media Centre:
mediacentre@eachq.org.

ENDS

For more information please contact:

Owora Richard Othieno,
Head of Department; Corporate Communications and Public Affairs;
Tel: +254 737 493755, +255 784 835021;
Email: oothieno@eachq.org;

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