President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya also the Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State is expected to deliver the annual State of EAC Address at a Special Sitting on Wednesday, January 25.
From January 24 to February 2, 2012 the East African Legislative Assembly will hold its plenary which is the Second Meeting of the Fifth Session of the Second Assembly due in Kampala, Uganda.
Meanwhile, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is expected to address a Special Sitting on January 24.
The Assembly to be presided by the Speaker, Rt. Hon Abdirahin H. Abdi, shall during the two-week period discuss matters of legislative business including debates on bills; Inter-University Council of East Africa (IUCEA) Bill (2nd & 3rd Reading), bill, the EAC Trans-boundary Ecosystem Management Bill, 2010.
Other bills to be debated during this period include the EAC Polythene Materials Control Bill (2nd & 3rd Reading).
Legislative members will also receive and consider reports from various Committees of the Assembly and consider Motions and Questions brought before the House.
EALA shall also hold briefing sessions with the Deputies Secretaries General of the EAC who shall apprise the Assembly on progress concerning Political Federation, Social Sector, Customs and Trade, Planning and Infrastructure and Finance and Administration among other areas.
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