Tanzania's President Magufuli in the country for the EAC heads of state Summit

The president of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli is in the country for the 19th Ordinary East African Community heads of state Summit due tomorrow.

On arrival yesterday, the Tanzanian president held a meeting with his host President Yoweri Museveni where they discussed areas of cooperation between their two countries at State House, Entebbe.

According to a statement from statehouse, president Museveni called upon his guest to encourage Tanzanian Business entrepreneurs to buy sugar from Uganda since there is surplus production in the country.

President Magufuli is said to have welcomed the suggestion, noting that it would help address the sugar deficit in Tanzania of about 100,000 tonnes a year.

The country’s annual domestic sugar consumption is about 420,000 tones while local production is 320,000 tones.

Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sam Kuteesa, his

Tanzanian counterpart, Augustine Mahiga and Uganda’s Minister of Public Service, Muruli Mukasa, attended the meeting.

Several Other leaders , including; Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta are also in the country for the summit.