The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resumes business next week holding its Plenary in Nairobi, Kenya. The sitting which takes place from Monday, November 17th 2013, through to Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 is the third Meeting of the second Session of the third Assembly.
The President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to address a Special Sitting on Tuesday, November 19, 2013.
The 3rd Assembly which was inaugurated on June 5, 2012, is to be presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon Margaret Nantongo Zziwa.
The Assembly expects to transact the following business over the two week period:
- receive Reports of the various Committees of EALA
- Pose questions to the Council of Ministers
- Move Bills and resolutions key to the integration process.
Thereafter, EALA shall embark on onsite visits to all the Institutions of the EAC as part of its oversight activities.
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. To date, EALA has passed over 50 Bills.
In October 2013, EALA launched its 2nd Strategic Plan (2013-2018) in Bujumbura, Burundi. The Strategic Plan has six key strategic objectives:
1. EALA’s main Administrative Autonomy, Capacity and Efficiency
2. Negotiations for the EAC pillars of integration
3. EALA’s corporate image, institutional status, growth and development
4. Capacity building in regional Parliamentary practices
5. Effective, sustainable and Results-oriented communication and sensitization on EAC
integration
6. Robust and effective Monitoring and Evaluation.
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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
