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East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, Tanzania: February 13th 2018:
Fresh from the 2nd Meeting of the 1st Session of the Assembly that concluded in Kampala, last week, regional legislators have hit the road on mission to assess progress on the institutions, installations and facilities of the bloc.
The on-spot assessment commenced yesterday, Feb 12th and runs up until Feb 23rd, 2018. There are two groups for purposes of the On-spot assessment exercise. One group is touring the Northern corridor which commences in Mombasa port – through to Nairobi, Kampala and Kigali. Hon Mathias Kasamba is the team leader. Earlier on, the delegation was received by the Governor of Mombasa County, H.E. Ali Hassan Joho.
The second group led by Hon Wanjiku Muhia is touring the Central Corridor and it also runs concurrently from Dar es Salaam through to Bujumbura and eventually Kigali.
The on-spot assessment on the Northern Corridor covers Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), and border visits to Holili-Taveta Border and at the Namanga One Stop Border Post. The team will briefly tour Moshi, Tanzania then return via Namanga to inspect the Athi River Weigh Bridge before travelling by road to Kisumu where it will visit the Lake Victoria Basin Commission for meetings with stakeholders. The delegation then detours westwards to the Malaba One Stop Border Post and in to the Republic of Uganda. In Uganda, legislators intend to meet with key stakeholders of the various EAC Institutions including the East African Development Bank (EADB), the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (CASSOA). Thereafter, EALA travels westwards by road to Mbarara and Kabale to meet with stakeholders at Gatuna/Katuna border before entering Rwanda. While in Kigali, the team will meet the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO).
The Members on the Central Corridor circuit will interact with the EAC Kiswahili Commission in Zanzibar as well as visit the Tanzania Ports Authority in Dar es Salaam before proceeding to Dodoma where they will meet with top government officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. The delegation then proceeds to Morogoro and Singida. It will inspect the Vigwaza weigh bridge and the Isaka dry port before proceeding to the Kabanga/Kobero One Stop Border Post. In Burundi, the Members will interact with officials at the East African Health and Research Commission, visit Akanyaru/ Kanyaru border post, the Rusumo One Stop Border Post and the Rusumo Hydro Electro Power.
Both teams shall then convene in Kigali, Rwanda, for a wrap-up of the two-week tour. The tour is important for the region for the Members to appreciate the operations of EAC Institutions and Authorities/Agencies that provide services, create awareness among the Members on the gains and challenges of integration. The tour also intends to inform the citizens of East Africa on the role of EALA in the integration process and for us to receive requisite feedback and recommendations from the citizens on their perception of the integration efforts so far. Such efforts will inform our mode of work and better equip us to legislate and to provide oversight.
EALA is an Organ of the East African Community and whose mandate revolves on Legislation, Oversight and representation.
For more information, please contact:
Bobi Odiko
Senior Public Relations Officer
East African Legislative Assembly
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255-27-2508240
Fax: +255-27-2503103
Cell: +255-787-870945, +254-733-718036
Email: BOdiko [at] eachq.org
Web: www.eala.org
About the East African Legislative Assembly:
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is the Legislative Organ of the Community and has a cardinal function to further EAC objectives, through its Legislative, Representative and Oversight mandate. It was established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community.
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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 13th February 2018: For the next ten days, Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, will be a hive of EAC activities with many Partner States officials heading to it for several EAC Policy Organ meetings.
An Extra-Ordinary Finance and Administration Committee meeting kicks off on 14th February 2018 at the Uganda’s Ministry of EAC Affairs. The Finance and Administration Committee is the technical arm of the Council that advises it on all financial and administrative issues related to the Organs and Institutions of the Community.
The Finance and Administration Committee meeting will be followed by the 35th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the East African Community Council of Ministers taking place from 15th to 20th February 2018 at the Imperial Royale Hotel.
The 36th Meeting of the Council of Ministers will held on 19th and 20th February at the same hotel and the Joint EAC Heads of State Retreat on Infrastructure and Health Financing and Development is slated for 21st to 22nd February, 2018. The 19th Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State Summit, themed Enhancing Socio-Economic Development for deeper Integration of the Community, will crown the EAC activities in Kampala on Friday 23rd February 2018.
Meanwhile, the 35th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the Council has been convened to prepare for the 19th Ordinary EAC Heads of State Summit and will consider, among others, the report of the Council to the Summit for the period may 2017 – February 2018; report on the implementation of previous decisions of the Summit; sustainable financing mechanism for the East African Community; priority areas and activity plan for Republic of South Sudan (RSS)’s integration in EAC.
Others to be considered is the status of preparation for the joint retreat of EAC Heads of State on infrastructure and health financing and development; concept note, terms of reference, roadmap and budget estimate for the drafting of the EAC Political Confederation Constitution; and receiving an update on EPA.
The EAC Council of Ministers is the Policy Organ of the Community and consists of the Ministers responsible for the East African Community Affairs of each Partner State and such other Ministers of the Partner States as each Partner State may determine. Among its functions, the Council promotes, monitors and keeps under constant review the implementation of the Programmes of the Community and ensures the proper functioning of the regional organization.
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For more information, please contact:
Mr Owora Richard Othieno
Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 784 835021
Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org
About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The EAC Secretariat is ISO 2008:9001 Certified