Challenges that faced the East African Community up to 1977:a) Suspicion over perceived dominance among members. Tanzania and Uganda accused Kenya of acquiring the lion’s share of benefits from the community. b) Personality differences. This was between individual leaders of the three countries, making it more difficult for them to hold meetings.c) Ideological differences. Each of the three countries pursued different economies. Kenya followed capitalism and Tanzania socialism. Uganda had a mixed economy.d) Political instability in Uganda. The coup d’état, which overthrew Milton Obote, undermined the unity that was desired for the organization.e) National pride and interests. National interests were given more priority than the regional interests were. E.g Tanzania favoured railway transport while Kenya favoured road transport.
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