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President Salva Kiir is expected to chair the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the East Africa Heads of State virtually due this Friday.

This will mean, it is his first summit since he took the leadership of the regional block in December, 2023.

In Febuary and March, Kiir embarked on a peace tour to Rwanda and neighboring DR Congo where he met Paul Kagame and his DR Congo Counterpart Felix Tshisekedi separately to mend their broken inter-state relations.

According to EAC Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, the Heads of State are reportedly set to consider a report of the consultative meetings by the Chairperson of the Summit on Partner States’ relations.

The 23rd regional Heads of State submit is also expected to consider a proposed appointment of a new Secretary General; and a Judge to the First Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice from the Republic of Kenya,

The former East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Dr. Peter Mathuki was nominated in March 2023 by Kenya’s President Wiliam Ruto as the country’s ambassador to Russia.

At a time of his appointment Dr Mathuki, who had served at the EAC since 2021, was facing impeachment over the alleged misappropriation of funds at the secretariat, but he downplayed the issues of the allegations.