The policy and legal reforms to be undertaken during the 2008-2012 period include;
- Legal Institutional Framework: Enact a legal and institutional framework to harmonise regulations dealing with manufacturing and other sectors and eliminate overlaps in functions across Ministries dealing with manufacturing. This is to be done by enactment of a National Industrial Development Act.
- Counterfeits and Contraband goods: Fast track the enactment of the Anti-counterfeit Act.
- Appropriate Regulatory Framework: rationalise business licensing and an efficient regulatory framework to facilitate doing business. Further there will also be need to harmonise the operations of the regulating bodies within the East African Community (EAC) region particularly with regard to product standards.
- Taxation and Eliminate Duty Anomalies: Simplify tax administration to be responsive to changing business environment. Initiate continuous review of the EAC commodity classification to ensure that there are no duty anomalies.
- Competition Law: Review of the Monopolies and Price Control Act (1989) will be fast tracked with a view to strengthen the institutional framework as well as providing for close consultation between the sector regulators and the Commissioner for Monopolies and Price Control on all matters appertaining to competition. Similarly, a legal mechanism will be provided for close consultation between the sector regulators and the Commissioner for Monopolies and Price Control on all matters of competition.
- Consumer Protection: A Consumer Protection Act will be enacted to create a national consumer protection body to undertake consumer advocacy, education and ensure effective consumer protection.
