Unsettled border conflicts among some counties have presented challenges to the peaceful cohesion of communities, resulting in divisions while trying to operationalise the regional
blocs.BORDER CONFLICTSThe most common border conflicts that have threatened the good relations of counties within the same regional
blocs involve Kisumu and Nandi, Kisumu and Kericho, Vihiga and Kisumu and Nyandarua and Laikipia.
The parliamentary
bloc of Nidaa Tounes officially asked on Tuesday, November 13 the HPR bureau to dismiss the five deputies of the
bloc, namely Taher Fdhil, Bechir Ben Amor, Ikram Moulahi, Belkacem Dekheli and Jihane Aouichi.
The
bloc is also expected to come up with ways of ending food insecurity, fighting perennial drought and managing natural resources.
BEIRUT: As MPs and parliamentary
bloc representatives emerged from meetings with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri over the Cabinet formation Monday, some declared their requests for particular ministerial portfolios, while others were reticent to reveal details of the discussions.
In the 2017 elections, the Islamic Wafaa'
Bloc won 25 seats out of 51, the Martyr Yasser Arafat
Bloc won 22 seats and Student Progressive Democratic Pole
Bloc held four seats.
Bello was reacting to reports that leaders of the ruling coalition, including a
bloc led by Ako Bicol Rep.
In addition to maintaining the goals of the revolution and continuing peaceful protests to bring down the "oppressive and tyrannical regime", the
bloc's aims include retribution for "all martyrs" who died since the start of the revolution.
"Fast track" or "trade promotion authority" is a key component of the scheme to enmesh our nation in a system of regional trade
blocs. Granting the president "fast track" authority violates the separation of powers by granting a legislative role to the executive branch.
If a reduction in the number of trade
blocs makes inter-bloc trade less important then the market power of the trade
blocs is reduced and the Nash equilibrium tariffs will fall.
But I do see a creeping protectionism on trade, creeping restrictions on foreign investment, and an inward turning of the world into trading
blocs. They already exist in North America and the European Community, and, more obscurely, in the investment ties between Japan and some Pacific Rim countries.
If the world splits into three
blocs, the nature of the split is not obvious.