Crisis-ridden Eala set to pick Speaker today

It was established as a legislative arm of the East African Community (EAC) and for years it has been functioning without much hitch, save for occasional sessions called off for lack of quorum.

East African Community leaders meet in Dar es Salaam today for the second time to discuss Burundi’s deepening political impasse that has forced thousands of civilians to flee the country.

 New EALA Speaker Rt. Hon Dan Kidega Rt. Hon Kidega is congratulated by Hon Chris Opoka OkumuRt. Hon Kidega been sworn in by the Deputy Clerk Obatre LumumbaThe East African Legislative Assembly sitting in Arusha, Tanzania, has this afternoon elected Rt Hon Dan Fred Kidega as Speaker. Rt. Hon Kidega becomes the fourth Speaker of EALA, replacing Rt. Hon Margaret Nantongo Zziwa who was removed from Office on Wednesday this week.
Rt. Hon Kidega was elected unopposed after his main contender, Hon...

Embattled Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) Margaret Zziwa yesterday accused her detractors of seeking to oust her because they saw her as an obstacle to their quest to raise their salaries.

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Kidega is EALA`s new Speaker
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Ugandan legislator Daniel Kidega was yesterday named the new Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), replacing Dr Margaret Nantongo Zziwa, who was impeached three days ago. The position fell vacant mid-this week after being ...
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>The heat in the East African Legislative Assembly intensified yesterday with embattled Speaker of the House Margaret Zziwa declaring that she was still in office.

>Reconciliation and unity will be among the priorities for Dan Fred Kidega, the new Speaker of the crisis-ridden East African Legislative Assembly (Eala).

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Kidega Is the New Eala Speaker
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Arusha — The East African Legislative Assembly Friday elected Dan Kidega as the new Speaker to replace Margaret Zziwa who was removed from office on Wednesday this week. Kidega who becomes the fourth Speaker was elected unopposed after his ...
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