H.E. President Kagame expected to address Special Sitting of the Assembly on Tuesday, Sept 6, 2011. The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resumes business next week by holding its plenary in Kigali, Rwanda. The plenary which takes place from Monday, September 5th 2011, through to Thursday, September 15th, 2011 is the first meeting of the fifth session of the second Assembly.
The President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame, is expected to address a Special Sitting on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011.
The Assembly to be presided by the Speaker of EALA, Rt. Hon Abdirahin H. Abdi, shall during the two-week period, discuss matters of legislative business. The Sitting expects among others to debate on the following Bills:
The Assembly to be presided by the Speaker of EALA, Rt. Hon Abdirahin H. Abdi, shall during the two-week period, discuss matters of legislative business. The Sitting expects among others to debate on the following Bills:
- The EAC Trans-boundary Ecosystem Management Bill, 2010 – 2nd Reading and 3rd Reading
- The Inter-University Council of East Africa (Amendment Bill) - 2nd Reading and 3rd Reading
Four new Private Members’ Bills are also to be introduced. They are:
- The East African Parliamentary Institute Bill (EAPI) 2011, 1st reading, 2nd Reading and 3rd Reading
- The East African Community Human and Peoples’ Rights Bill 2011, 1st Reading
- The East African Community Polythene Materials Control Bill 2011, 1st Reading
- The East African Legislative Assembly Elections Bill 2011, 1st Reading
EALA shall also receive a number of reports for consideration and hold Committee meetings. The reports to be presented include the:
- Oversight Report of Accounts Committee on Internal Audit Systems
- Report of the General Purpose Committee on Science and Technology
- Oversight Report of the Committee on Communication, Trade and Investment (CTI) on Capital Markets Regionalization.
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 in June 2010 launched its Strategic Plan and Website at its 5th Meeting of the third Session held in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya respectively. The Strategic Plan is expected to go a long way to firmly entrench the EALA as the epitome of the Community’s democracy and unity. The EALA website www.eala.org provides the Assembly with the means to communicate actively with the citizens of East Africa and beyond and enhances public understanding of the legislature’s role and responsibilities.
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 in June 2010 launched its Strategic Plan and Website at its 5th Meeting of the third Session held in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya respectively. The Strategic Plan is expected to go a long way to firmly entrench the EALA as the epitome of the Community’s democracy and unity. The EALA website www.eala.org provides the Assembly with the means to communicate actively with the citizens of East Africa and beyond and enhances public understanding of the legislature’s role and responsibilities.
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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 | Twitter: https://twitter.com/ea_bunge
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 | Twitter: https://twitter.com/ea_bunge
