“Working together is ideal, because it gives people of East Africa the opportunity to witness, at close quarters, and understand the workings of the organs of the Community”.
President Paul Kagame said Tuesday while a addressing the first meeting of the fifth session of the second East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
The regional legislators had converged at the parliamentary building where President Kagame pointed how useful it is in holding special debates that the community yells.
He stressed that various organs of the continent can probably perform better while delivering as one and enhancing cooperation and collaboration with national institutions.
The Head of State observed that for the past ten years, the people of East Africa have made significant strides in the development process of the region, and the working together of EALA and EAC has brought good changes to the development of the region.
“I believe this assembly has the right to hold us accountable in implementing commitment so that we deliver in the meaningful way to our citizens and this will bring the community closer to citizens whom it is intended equally through the respected representatives.
“I urge this assembly to collaborate more on mechanisms to initiate laws and enforce the expeditious implementation of the customs union and the common market protocol so that EAC citizens can benefit from them”, he added.
He further urged East Africa business people, especially ordinary citizens to feel and find non tariff barriers and obstacles to run business across the region and the answer to this problem will be the establishment of a single customs union authority.
Though the region experiences droughts, floods, and other natural disasters and food shortages due climate change and poor management of the environment, President Kagame urged the legislators to develop agricultural needs and management systems for food security in the region.
“The need to develop agricultural policies and practices and land management systems that ensure food security in this region is most urgent.
“As legislators, you have a critical role to play in this respect” he said
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