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F CLOSING OF SYMPOSIUM

Closing of Symposium

by CS East African Cooperation,
Labor and Social Protection

Charles Ngunjiri, on behalf of Phyllis Kandie Cabinet Secretary for East African Cooperation, Labor and

Social Protection, thanked CASSOA for hosting the symposium in Kenya. She further reiterated on the
need to support collaboration to recuse on the cost of aviation safety oversight, training, handling
emerging threats like drone operations and capacity building to address the challenge on development
of human resource.

She further appreciated the role CASSOA plays as per article 92 of the EAC Treaty and pledged to sup-
port the agency in delivering regional projects like the search and rescue center, regional aircraft acci-
dent investigation agency and upper flight information region.

She further reminded delegates that the direct flights from Kenya to the USA will commence in October
2018 thus the East African region is set to benefit and further highlighted to delegates that Kenya has
an open visa policy for all Africans thus all Africans were free to live, invest and do business in the coun-
try. She further noted that Kenya has attractive tourist destinations that the delegates should feel free
to indulge afterwards. She concluded by thanking all the participants, conference organizers and spon-
sors for delivering a successful meeting and officially closed the symposium.

Vote of Thanks

Hamza Johari, DG TCAA gave a Vote of Thanks on behalf of the CASSOA Board

where he appreciated all the sponsors for their financial support towards delivering a successful sym-
posium and announced the next 5th EAC CASSOA Symposium will be held in Bujumbura, Burundi.

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