18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
ACKNOWLEDGING that the East African Legislative Assembly (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 responsible for the Community’s legislative matters; RECOGNIZING that Article 50 of the Treaty provides for the election of Members of EALA by respective partner States’ Legislatures in accordance with their parliamentary procedures for a term of five years; FURTHER aware that the East African Legislative Assembly Elections Act, 2011 contemplates conclusion of the election of Members of a new Assembly to be within ninety ...
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, just to confirm something although I am not certain; I thought I saw a communication from the Communications Authority (CA) of Kenya, that they have extended the deadline for this registration by a further 60 days. With your guidance, perhaps Sen. Abdul Haji could let us know if this has been done. If so, we may not need to dwell too much on this.
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, the East African Legislative Assembly (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 responsible for the Community’s legislative matters; RECOGNIZING that Article 50 of the Treaty provides for the election of Members of EALA by respective Partner States’ Legislatures in accordance with their parliamentary procedures for a term of five years; FURTHER AWARE that, the East African Legislative Assembly Elections Act, 2011 contemplates conclusion ...
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 9 of the Houses of Parliament (Joint Sittings) Rules, the Senate resolves: (i)To establish a Joint Select Committee consisting of seven Members from each House of Parliament to undertake the functions contemplated under the East African Legislative Assembly Elections (Election of Members of the Assembly) Rules, 2017: (ii)That the following Members represent the Senate in the Joint Select Committee: 1. Sen. Daniel Kitonga Maanzo, MP - Co-Chairperson 2. Sen. Raphael Chimera Mwinzagu, MP. 3. Sen. Joyce Chepkoech Korir, MP. 4. Sen. Miraj Abdullahi Abdulrahman, MP. 5. Sen. Chute Muhamed Said, MP. ...
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
where the Kenyan Parliament delayed the setting up of the EALA. Perhaps, Sen. Oburu might know this. This is because by Statute, you cannot set up the House until all the Member States have sent their representatives. Due to a delay in our own internal procedures as Parliament, we ended up delaying the establishment of the House by quite a number of months. That is not good practice, neighborliness and in the spirit of the EAC, the way we espouse and think of each other. That is why, this time, we want to conclude this exercise way in advance, at ...
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank our two colleagues who have responded to this Motion. They have spoken on behalf of the other Senators. I have taken keen interest in their contributions, both North and South, in terms of what EALA has been able to achieve. Sen. Oburu has served in EALA and he has been very optimistic about what we can achieve as EAC, through EALA Statutes and the four main Pillars. We have benefited from your wisdom, Senator. I also hear the concerns of my colleague, Sen. Mungatana. I largely agree with him that there is need ...
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18 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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