Eala session adjourned after heated row over speaker’s fate

Session put off after oil, petrol, gas bills spark heated debate
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THREE proposed extractive industry bills sparked a heated debate in the National Assembly here, compelling the Speaker, Ms Anne Makinda, to prematurely adjourn the session as some MPs noisily pushed for the bill's withdrawal. It all started after ...

Official proceedings of the Constituent Assembly (CA) will now have to wait for two more days, thanks to Mr Pandu Ameir Kificho, the interim chairman of the Assembly who gave a nod to request yesterday by a committee which he had established to look into operations of the CA.

 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...

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Bunge Speaker to determine Zitto's fate
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JUST a day after Chadema announced that it had stripped Kigoma North MP Zitto Kabwe of his membership, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Dr Thomas Kashililah, said that his office was yet to receive official communication regarding the decision.
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The 2nd Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 3rd Assembly commenced in Kigali, Rwanda this afternoon.  The Speaker of the Rwanda, Chamber of Deputies, Rt Hon Donatile Mukabalisa opened the session. In her remarks, Rt. Hon Mukabalisa lauded EALA for ensuring citizens of the region were fully brought on board on matters concerning integration through the principle of rotation. “Your meetings in Kigali have great significance. "We appreciate this spirit of rotating and having EALA meetings in all...

Opposition object bills tabling amid uproar Speaker postpones session
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The Opposition camp in the National Assembly yesterday forced the Speaker Anne Makinda to postpone the morning session prematurely when it pushed for the removal of three bills on oil and gas that were slated for tabling. John Mnyika ...

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EALA to decide Zziwa fate todayPublish Date: Jun 04, 2014
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The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is slated to decide today whether to proceed with a motion to censure Speaker Margaret Zziwa, after Court decided it is within its ambit. In its recent ruling, Principal Judge Jean Bosco Butasi, Deputy Principal ...

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EALA elects new commission as it commences 3rd session
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The East African Legislative Assembly has elected a new Commission as the 4th Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 3rd Assembly commenced. The new Commission Members replace those whose tenure ended in November 2014. They shall serve for the ...
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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.