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Hold inquiry into police torture in EAC, Karua urges UN • June 4, 2025, 9:35 PM ET (The Standard)
'Your silence is complicit,' Karua slams global bodies over EAC abductions • June 3, 2025, 7:35 AM ET (The Standard)
Stop meddling in other countries' affairs, Wetang'ula tells Karua • May 30, 2025, 7:54 AM ET (The Standard)

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Also Known As EAC • East African Common Services Organization • East Africa High Commission • EACSO • East African High Commission
Date June 1967 - 1977 • July 7, 2000 - present
Areas Of Involvement international trade

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