The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resumes business next week by holding its Plenary in Nairobi, Kenya. The Plenary which takes place from Monday, November 17th 2014, through to Thursday, December 5th, 2014 is the Third Meeting of the Third Session of the Third Assembly.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to address EALA’s Special Sitting on Tuesday, November 18th, 2014.
The Assembly is to be presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon (Dr.) Margaret Nantongo Zziwa. During the Sitting, EALA shall deliberate on the following matters:
- the EAC Co-operatives Bill, 2014 (2nd & 3rd Reading)
- the EAC Cross border Legal Practice Bill, (2nd & 3rd Reading)
- receive and consider reports from various Committees of the Assembly.
The Committees include Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution, Legal Rules and Privileges, Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources, General Purpose and Accounts. Also to be debated is a key report by the Committee on Communication, Trade and Investment on the On-Spot Assessment on the EAC Single Customs Territory.
The Plenary shall further consider several Motions and Questions brought before the House.
EALA Members shall also take the opportunity to participate in the EAC Infrastructure Retreat and Summit Meeting of the EAC Heads of State scheduled for November 29th-30th,2014.
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.
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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
