Dar es Salaam, Sept. 18 -- SPEAKER of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) Martin Ngoga has asked Research on Poverty Alleviation (Repoa) to conduct research that will focus on strengthening the East African Community (EAC).

"I urge Repoa to research on how we can have a stronger EAC which is not shaken by trivial challenges. For this to be realised, we need our experts to tell us what we are supposed to do to have a resilient community that will reach its goals," he said during his visit to Repoa recently.

He noted that Repoa was in a better position to ensure major goals set by EAC were realised for the betterment of the region.

"As among EAC leaders, I am proud of Repoa's existence as it has the ability to conduct research u...