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    "id": 730573,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), laid on the Table of the House, on Thursday, 6th April 2017, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 50 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and Section 12 of the East African Legislative Assembly Elections Act, 2011, approves the East African Legislative Assembly Elections (Election of Members of the Assembly) Rules, 2017. Hon. Deputy Speaker, because we had mentioned something about the Motion when we were moving the Procedural Motion in the previous Sitting, I want to be very brief. The EALA is established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community as one of the key organs and institutions of the Community. Articles 50 and 51 of the East African Community Treaty provide for the elections of members of the Assembly and the tenure of office of elected members, respectively. Specifically, Article 51(1) provides that an elected member of the Assembly shall hold office for five years and is eligible for re-election for a further term of five years. The current Assembly was elected in 2012."
}