East African Community2023-08-012023-08-012017East African Community. (2017). Jamafest 2017: “culture and creative industries; the engine for unity and employment creation”. East African Communityhttps://doi.org/10.60682/rddz-mf28Jamafest festival reportJamafest is an acronym for Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni Festival, the Kiswahili rendering for the EAC Arts and Culture Festival which aims to promote regional socio-cultural integration through arts and culture by providing a platform to showcase culture as a primary driver of regional integration. It is envisaged to be held biennially and hosted by Partner States rotationallyenOther