Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been admitted at Nairobi Hospital and according to the doctors, they say the Premier is suffering from general fatigue. The Premier's office issued a statement on the Prime Minister being admitted.

The doctors add that the Premier needs rest for several days and during these days access to the premier has been restricted to ensure that he gets ample rest. The Neurosurgeon who carried out an operation on the Premier said that: "I would like to assure the country that he is well"

He was the Chief Guest at the Nairobi Dam event that took place on Monday and before that he had been attending a joint parliamentary Group meeting of ODM and PNU members. Mr Olunya said that the Premier should be able to leave the hospital in about five days.

Raila Odinga became Kenya's Prime Minister in 2008 after his supporters claimed he had been cheated of victory.

1st July 2010 marks the commencement of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market that was signed last November. This will see all the member countries moving into a certain direction as per the terms that were agreed upon on signing.

Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are the countries that form part of the East African Bloc with a population of 130mn people. Rwanda and Kenya are flexible when it comes to work permits but for the rest of the countries in the bloc, work permits are still required.

This should not be a problem though because anyway even before the bloc, East African Countries have been having a clear policy on Investment. One is free to go and Invest in any country of their choice. For example in Uganda, Kenya is among the top investors in the country as far as investments by countries are concerned.

However, certain issues need to be looked at in the early stages of the common market and resolved as quickly as possible like the air space, regional security, work permits and most importantly the issue of traveling within the member states.
Statement by the EAC Secretary General