East African Legislative Assembly meeting Resumes in Kampala

{{The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resumes business today May 27 by holding its plenary in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city.}}

The plenary will run from May 27 to June 6, 2013. This is the Sixth Meeting of the First Session of the Third Assembly.

Uganda’s President and Chairperson of the Summit of the East African Community Heads of State, Yoweri Museveni is expected to address a special sitting on Wednesday, June 5.

The assembly, according to a communication, would be presided over by the EALA Speaker, Margaret Nantongo Zziwa. Legislative business is the main item on the agenda of the assembly.

“The Sitting expects to debate and deliberate on the EAC Vehicle Load Control Bill 2012 and the EAC Appropriation Bill,” reads the statement.

The assembly is expected to receive and consider reports from various Committees of the regional parliament and also consider motions and questions brought before the House.

EALA is also expected to receive and deliberate on the EAC Budget Speech. The Budget Speech for the Financial Year 2013/2014 will be presented to the House by the Chairperson of the Council of Ministers, Mr Shem Bageine.

EALA shall after the plenary convene the 7th Inter-Parliamentary Relations Seminar, commonly referred to as the Nanyuki Series on June 7-9, 2013 in Kampala. The theme of this year’s Seminar is Promoting a People-Centred and Market-Driven East Africa.

Over 200 legislators and EALA representatives from respective parliaments of EAC member states are expected to attend.

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