Let me at the outset recognize the presence in our midst of Ambassador Juma Mwapachu, the Secretary General of the East African Community.
Allow me also to congratulate Professor Benno Ndulu upon his very recent elevation to the post of Governor of the Bank of Tanzania by His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete the President of the United Republic of Tanzania; and to congratulate Mr. Gaspard Sindayigaya, upon his appointment as Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Burundi by H.E. S.E.