DAR ES SALAAM TO HOST 16 TH EAC JUA KALI-NGUVU KAZI EXHIBITION

The 16th edition of the East African Community Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi Exhibition will take place from 30th November to 6th December, 2015, at the Mnazi Mmoja Grounds in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The theme of the Exhibition is Buy Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) products, Build East Africa.

According to the EAC Principal Trade Officer (Internal) Mr. Nduati Wa Karanja, the theme portrays the role MSEs are expected to play in the growth and development of the region’s economies. Mr. Karanja disclosed that so far 1,000 artisans had registered and confirmed their participation. The distribution of artisans who have so far confirmed participation according to the as follows: - Burundi, 50; Kenya, 250; Rwanda, 100; Uganda, 80, and; the host United Republic of Tanzania, 520.

The 16th EAC Jua Kali/Nguvu Exhibition will be officially opened on 2nd December, 2015.To participate in the Exhibition, exhibitors from Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda are required to register with the respective ministries of Trade and Industry, while those in Kenya must register with the Small and Medium Enterprises Authority.

In order to support promotion of the Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi sector of the regional economy, the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with the Partner States and Confederation of Informal Sector Organization East Africa (CISO-EA) has organized the annual exhibitions since 1999. The exhibitions have proved to be strategic avenues for promoting the sector’s products, transfer of technologies, and promotion of the regional integration process.