The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is expected to resume business next week by holding its Plenary Session in Bujumbura, Burundi. The Plenary which takes place from October 20th 2013, through to November 2nd, 2013 is the Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Third Assembly.
President Pierre Nkurunziza is expected to address a Special Sitting on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 at the Burundi National Assembly.
The Assembly to be presided by the Speaker, Rt. Hon (Dr) Margaret Nantongo Zziwa, shall during the two-week period discuss matters of legislative business. The Sitting expects to conduct the following business:
- receive and debate reports of the Committees of EALA
- pose questions to the Council of Ministers, debate Bills, and adopt Motions and Resolutions.
The Assembly is also expected to hold a meeting with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to review the state of conflict matters in the region.
NOTE TO EDITORS ABOUT EALA
The East African Legislative Assembly is the Legislative Organ of the East African Community. Its Membership consists of a total of 52, of whom 45 are elected Members (9 from each Partner State) and seven ex-officio members (the Ministers responsible for EAC Affairs from the Partner States, the Secretary General of the Community and the Counsel to the Community).
The East African Legislative Assembly has legislative functions as well as oversight of all East African Community matters. The enactment of legislation of the Community is effected by means of Bills passed by the Assembly and assented to by the Heads of State, and every Bill that has been duly passed and assented to become an Act of the Community and takes precedent over similar legislations in the Partner States. EALA has to date passed over 50 pieces of legislation.
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For more information, contact:
Bobi Odiko,
Senior Public Relations Officer,
East African Legislative Assembly.
Tel: +255-27-2508240
Fax: +255-27-2503103,
Cell: +255-787-870945 +254-733-718036
Email: BOdiko@eachq.org,
Web: https://www.eala.org
