EAC to table Bill on persons with disabilities

  East African Community
East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 16  June 2014: A Regional Conference on Persons with Disabilities themed  Empowerment: The disability concern in the EAC regional Integration Agenda is  slated for 19-20 June 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Conference will bring together a selection of persons with disabilities, representatives of people with disabilities, policy makers from the EAC region, Members of the East African...

The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers face criticism for lack of action on the EAC Electronic Transactions Bill, 2014.

Persons with disabilities, women urged to take part in 2015 General Election
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More persons with disabilities and women are urged to seek out political posts in the coming elections to increase equal representation in decision making bodies. In a recent interview with community media practitioners during a workshop on ethics, gender ...

Ministry of Health to table NHIF Bill
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THE Ministry of Health and Social Welfare will next year table the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Bill in Parliament for discussion before being approved into law. Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Kebwe Stephen Kebwe, said that the ...

The East African Community (EAC) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Bill, 2012, will be among three to be tabled during the regional parliament session which starts in Kampala today.

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EAC eminent persons to study Burundi situation
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MINISTERS in charge of East African cooperation met here and directed eminent persons from EAC member countries and COMESA Committee of Elders to visit Burundi capital, Bujumbura, to consult with all actors and thereafter report to the summit.
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EAC Cooperative Societies Bill Sails Through Second Reading
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Arusha — The regional Assembly is on the verge of enacting the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill, 2014. EALA Members late yesterday extensively debated the Bill, before passing it through its second reading. The debate which resumed following interruption ...

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EALA passes EAC Cooperative Societies Bill 2014
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The East African Legislative Assembly has passed the East Africa Community (EAC) Cooperative Societies Bill 2014, giving the cooperative fraternity and stakeholders something to smile about. The Bill sailed through the third reading after Members debated ...
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The EALA has late this afternoon enacted the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill 2014 giving the cooperative fraternity and stakeholders, something to smile about.  
The Bill sailed through the third reading after Members debated and made amendments to a number of clauses to reflect relevancy and consistency.
The object of the EAC Cooperative Societies Bill, 2014 is to provide a legal framework for Co-operative Societies in line with Article 128 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC...