EALA TO HOLD PLENARY IN KIGALI NEXT WEEK: SESSION TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE EIGHT INTER-PARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS SEMINAR

East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, October 16, 2014: The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resumes business next week holding its Plenary in Kigali, Rwanda. The Plenary which takes place from Monday, October 20th 2014, through to Thursday, October 30th, 2014 is the Second Meeting of the Third Session of the Third Assembly. 

President Paul Kagame is expected to address EALA’s Special Sitting on Tuesday, October 21, 2014.   

The Assembly which is to be presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon (Dr.) Margaret Nantongo Zziwa shall during the two-week period, discuss several legislative matters.

The Sitting expects to debate on the following key areas:

·     the EAC Co-operatives Bill, 2014 (2nd & 3rd Reading)

·     receive and consider reports from various Committees of the Assembly. Such include the Report of the Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution and the African Leadership Centre Conference on East Africa Societies and Regional Security and the Report of the Committee on Legal Rules and Privileges on the Capacity Building workshop.  Others are the Report of the Committee on Accounts on the Audited Accounts of EAC for FY 2012/2013 and another key report by the Communications, Trade and Investment Committee.

·     consider several Motions and Questions brought before the House.

EALA shall thereafter hold the eighth Inter-Parliamentary Relations Seminar (Nanyuki Series).   The Seminar themed: Insecurity and Terrorism as threats to EAC integration: How can EAC develop a common position? takes place on October 31st, 2014 to November 2, 2014. The Nanyuki Series brings together Parliamentarians from EALA and the EAC Partner States’ Parliaments.

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.

-ENDS- 

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: http://www.eala.org