H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza to Address the Assembly on 14 September 2010
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is scheduled to hold its 1st Meeting of the 4th Session in the Chambers of the Burundi National Assembly in Bujumbura, Burundi from 13 to 24 September 2010.
The President of the Republic of Burundi, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza is expected to address the Assembly on Tuesday 14 September 2010 at 2:30 P.M on a wide range of issues pertaining to the EAC integration.
The Assembly to be presided over by the Speaker, Hon Abdirahin Haithar Abdi, will among others receive and swear in the newly appointed Kenyan Minister for East African Community Affairs, Hon. Prof. Hellen Sambili as a Member of the East African Legislative Assembly.
The meeting will also debate the EAC Elections Bill (2nd and 3rd Reading), EAC Service Commission Bill (2nd and 3rd Reading) and reconsider amendments to the CASSOA Bill.
The session will also include receiving reports from the various Committees notably the report of the Accounts Committee on the Audited Accounts of EAC for the financial year ending 30 June 2009.There will also be a question and answer session by the Members of EALA to the Chairperson of the Council of Ministers.
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 becomes an Act of the Community and takes precedent over similar legislations in the Partner States.
The EALA in June 2010 launched its Strategic Plan and Website at its 5th Meeting of the 3rd 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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