Procedural bureaucracy is delaying Kenya's dream of establishing a free trade agreement with its neighbours, Uganda and Tanzania. Regional Co-operation Minister John Koech told members of the East Africa Business Council (EABC): "Kenya will ratify the treaty as soon as possible. There is no foot dragging on the part of the government. It is just a procedural issue. The parliamentary procedures are to blame." Kenya remains the only EAC member that has not yet ratified the Customs Union Protocol.