EALA 2nd Meeting of 4th Session gets underway virtually

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…two key Bills, several reports on the menu

East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, January 29^th 2021: Fresh from the passage of the EAC Budget 2020/2021 at a Special Sitting held on January 27^th, 2021, the regional Assembly has commenced its Second Meeting of the Forth Session via virtual means. The Session which got underway on January 28^th, 2021, with a meeting of the EALA Commission, runs until February 17^th, 2021.

Key highlights of the plenary that is presided over by the EALA Speaker, Rt Hon Ngoga Karoli Martin, is a report of the Assembly assessing the implementation of the Report of the Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution on progress made by the Community towards achieving the EAC Confederation constitution and the EAC Election Observer Missions. The Report is pertinent given the integration journey towards attainment of the last pillar of integration, the EAC Political (Con) Federation.

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EALA re-considers EAC Appropriation Bill 2020, approves USD 97.6 Million for Financial Year 2020/21

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East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, Tanzania: 27 January, 2021: The East African Legislative Assembly today reconsidered and approved the EAC Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2020/21, amounting to USD 97,669,708, at a Special Sitting held virtually. With it, the Assembly further enacted the recommitted EAC Appropriation Bill, 2020.

Under the 2020/21 vote, the EAC Secretariat is to receive USD 48,564,401, while the East African Legislative Assembly gets USD 16,755,725. The East African Court of Justice is expected to benefit from the kitty, earning USD 3,970,406, while USD 8,380,057 is earmarked for the Lake Victoria Basin Commission. The Assembly further approved USD 1,536,751 for the activities of the East African Science and Technology Commission, and USD 1,399,318 for the activities of the East African Kiswahili Commission.

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