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"content": "consideration of the nominees for election as Members of the East African Legislative Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hon. Speaker, EALA is established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (EAC) as one of the key organs and institutions of the Community. I am just going to highlight a few areas because, in order to move the House very properly and to be able to follow the debate on this Motion, my Committee is not really asking this House to approve or disapprove the nominees or the proposed nominees for EALA. That is because, as a Joint Committee, we have not reached that level yet. What we have reached as a Joint Committee - that is the Committee of the two Houses - is that while we were going through the proposed nominees, rules and procedures, we found out that, maybe in a way, we might have violated some of the rules. That is what we are asking this House to do today; to see how we can correct that anomaly. Just for clarity, today’s Motion is not about approving or disapproving any of the nominees for EALA. We have not reached that stage. It is good for Members to know that the Treaty that established EAC has some Articles that are very clear with respect to the election of Members, especially Articles 50 and 51. It will be good for Members to have a copy of that Treaty and be very well versed with Articles 50 and 51. Those are the Articles that deal with the election, read together with the rules or the laws of the respective partner States, with respect to the election of Members of Parliament and, in our case, as a partner State. I think it is Article 99 of our Constitution. By a letter dated 7th December 2016, the Clerk of the EALA wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly informing the Speaker that the term of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly is due to end on 4th June. Therefore, there was need for the Speaker of the National Assembly to cause the election of the Members of the next Assembly in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty and the relevant provisions of the East African Legislative Assembly Act, 2011, and the rules of procedure relating to election of Members of the Assembly. Through a Motion by this National Assembly and also the Senate on 1st and 2nd March 2017, respectively, the Houses of Parliament established a Joint Committee on the election of Members of EALA; consisting of the following Members: 1. Hon. Katoo ole Metito, MP - Co-Chair, National Assembly. 2. Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a, MP – National Assembly. 3. Hon. (Ms.) Wanjiku Muhia, MP – National Assembly. 4. Hon. Ali Wario, MP – National Assembly. 5. Hon. (Ms.) Florence Mutua, MP – National Assembly. 6. Hon. Daniel Maanzo, MP – National Assembly. 7. Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi, MP – National Assembly. From the Senate, we have: 1. Senator Kipchumba Murkomen - Co-Chair – Senate. 2. Senator Kimani Wamatangi, MP. 3. Senator Peter Mositet, MP. 4. Senator (Ms.) Mshenga Mvita, MP. 5. Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., MP. 6. Senator (Ms.) Elizabeth Ongoro, MP. 7. Senator Henry ole Ndiema. MP The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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