NAIROBI, Kenya, June 4 – The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) Director-General David will sit on the Board of the East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) after being appointed as an interim chairman.
Kemei, who was confirmed yesterday, has also been picked as EACCA Commissioner for four years.
CAK in a statement said that Kemei’s appointment is crucial in advancing regional trade, economic integration, and fair market practices across the EAC bloc.
“Effective competition law enforcement is a central pillar in unlocking economic growth, attracting investments, and safeguarding the interests of consumers at the national and regional level,” Kemei said after being sworn in in Arusha, Tanzania.
“Regional integration has its fair share of challenges. That is why these matters must be addressed through collaborative, solution-oriented dialogue involving key administrative stakeholders from partner states,” he added.
EACCA is a regional institution established in line with Article 9(2) of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC and Section 37 of the EAC Competition Act, 2006. It promotes and protects fair competition and enhances consumer welfare within the EAC, with powers to investigate cross-border anti-competitive practices, assess mergers of regional significance, and consumer violations.
Likewise, the authority coordinates collaboration with national agencies for harmonized policymaking, including through entering into Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with competition agencies in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda.
As Kenya’s representative at the EACCA, Kemei will seek to harmonize merger regimes to streamline investment processes and conduct joint investigations into anti-competitive behavior and consumer rights violations.
Likewise, his role will be to enhance regional collaboration in market studies and capacity building.
