President Pierre Nkurunziza expected to address Sitting on January 22, 2013. 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 January 20th 2013, through to February 1, 2013 is the Forth Meeting of the First Session of the Third Assembly.
President Pierre Nkurunziza is expected to address a Special Sitting on Tuesday, January 22, 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 debate on the following:
- receive and debate reports of the Committees of EALA
- debate the speeches of H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete delivered at the Special Sitting on November 27, 2012 in Arusha and that of H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza to be delivered on January 22, 2013
- pose questions to the Council of Ministers, debate and adopt Motions and Resolutions.
In a bid to network with various stakeholders, the Assembly is also expected to hold a meeting with the East Africa Youth Network. The Network which is made up of focal National Youth Councils in the Partner States shall use the opportunity to inform Members of the current status of the draft EAC Youth policy and the project advocacy agenda in enhancing the role of the youth for sustainable EAC integration process, also known as the Mashariki Youth campaign.
A similar meeting is to be held with the Council of Ministers and Technical Officers from the Partner States to consider the EAC One stop Border Posts Bill, 2012 and the EAC Vehicle Load Control Bill, 2012.
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
