The State of East Africa Report 2013 goes further than merely describing East Africa from a statistical perspective. The Future of Inequality in East Africa, interrogates a fundamental question of great relevance to the process of regional integration, namely, to what extent are the fundamental objectives of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community of promoting ‘balanced and harmonious growth’, ‘equitable distribution of benefits’ and ‘people-centered’ integration, being achieved.

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“On behalf of EALA and on my own behalf, I thank and congratulate the .Society for International Development (SID) for this special invite at the launch of its flagship report: the State of East Africa Report 2013.
The timing is perfect since EALA is currently sitting in Nairobi for its 3rd. Meeting of the 2nd us at this time is therefore collegial and heart-warming.
Session. The fact that you have deemed it fit to engage.”

Deepening Integration, Intensifying Challenge is the latest and fourth in the SoEAR series produced in partnership with Trademark East Africa- compiles and analyses data across key economic, social and political indicators from the five members states of the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda), which update and improve the first State of East Africa Report 2006.

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“The past six years, have seen the EAC Secretariat and the Society for International Development (SID) work together. Our two institutions have established a strong partnership in promoting effective dialogue revolving around regional integration and its consequences for the citizens of East Africa. Reports so far published over the previous years have gone along way in enhancing the quality of the discussions about regional integration and have helped to widen the participation in that conversation. In the same context the reports have successfully served as a contribution towards making the East African Community (EAC) truly people-centered. Over the years SID has become an important voice in providing economic, political and social analysis on the challenges and opportunities that regional integration presents for all of us. I must acknowledge that The State of East Africa 2012 is just one of many informative and critical publications provided by SID that interrogates many of the questions that regular East Africans ask themselves each day regarding the benefits of regional integration.”

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