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STUDY ON THE HARMONIZATION OF OVERLOAD CONTROL REGULATIONSIN THE EAC REGION3 rd STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP(Nairobi, 17 th – 19 th August 2011)REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP1 BACKGROUND1.1 Convening of the MeetingThe 3 rd Stakeholders Workshop for the Study was held as per the Terms ofReference and the work plan. The objective of the Workshop, held at thePermanent Secretaries Level, was to present to the Permanent Secretaries asummary and key study issues, reach consensus on outstanding issues, reviewrevisions the JICA Study Team will make in preparing the Final Report, to besubmitted to the EAC Secretariat on 29 th September 2011 and agree on a roadmap for subsequent activities.The Study has been funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA) through a grant to the EAC Secretariat and conducted by PADECO Co.,Ltd. of Japan.1.2 ParticipantsThe Meeting was attended by Permanent Secretaries and/or theirrepresentatives from the five Partner States. The list of participants is attachedas Annex I.1.3 Constitution of BureauIn accordance with the EAC Rules of Procedure, the meeting was chaired by Mr.Willy Madirisha, Director, Internal Transport, Ministry of Transport, Public Works,and Equipment, Republic of Burundi, while Ms. Irene N. Musebe, SeniorAssistant Director, Ministry of East African Community, Kenya, was theRapporteur. The EAC Secretariat and the JICA Study Team assisted theRapporteur in the preparation of the Report of the Workshop.1.4 Adoption of the Agenda and ProgrammeThe agenda and programme were adopted and are hereto attached as Annex II.1
1.5 Opening RemarksChairperson of the WorkshopThe Chairperson noted that the Workshop was last for the stakeholders and thatthey should take full advantage of it to enrich its outcomes and reach consensuson outstanding issues. He observed that agreement had been reached on 21 of23 issues (see Annex III), with gross vehicle mass and the use of interlink trucksthe only outstanding issues. He welcomed the Permanent Secretaries to assist inthe resolution of the outstanding issues.He noted that four Partner States (except Kenya) had agreed on a 56 tonnegross vehicle mass (GVM) limit (for seven axles), while Kenya had agreed on aGVM limit of 52 tonnes (for six axles). Also, that four Partner States had agreedon the use of interlinks up to 22m, without the requirement for special permits,while Kenya had agreed to accept interlinks only with special permission. Hecalled on the meeting to work towards a consensus on these issues in the sameway that they had agreed on 21 out of the 23 issues in the study.He wished the meeting good deliberations.Remarks from the Leaders of DelegationsThe heads of the delegations made the following introductory remarks.BurundiThe leader of the Burundian delegation Mr. Pierre Bayihishako, Director of RoadPlanning, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Equipment, observed that theWorkshop was the last meeting/workshop before the 9 th TransportCommunications and Meteorology Sectoral Council meeting and hoped that aconsensus will be reached on outstanding issues. He observed that Burundi,being a landlocked country, had a keen interest in the outcome of the axle loadharmonisation process as it had major implications on the cost of transport.KenyaThe representative of the Leader of Kenyan delegation Mr. Alfred Kitolo, Director,Ministry of East African Community, welcomed the delegations to Kenya. Henoted that the Partner States had come a long way through task force meetingsand stakeholders workshops, clearly indicating that the countries are willing towork all the way until the “final product” is reached. He expressed the hope thatprogress could be made on the issues before the Workshop over the next fewdays.TanzaniaThe leader of the Tanzanian delegation, Eng. Dr. John Ndunguru, DeputyPermanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, thanked Kenya for hosting the2
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