EALA

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EALA is the regional legislative body of the East African Community responsible for making laws and providing oversight for the bloc.

All labels observed (3)

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EALA canonical 3
EALA Commission 1
EALA Committees 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
regional parliament
abbreviation EALA self-linksurface differs
aimsTo promote integration within the East African Community
budgetaryPower debate and approve the East African Community budget
canBeReelected yes
compositionIncludes elected members from each partner state
ex-officio members
cooperatesWith national parliaments of East African Community partner states
countryGroupServed Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
establishedBy Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community
hasLeaderTitle Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly
hasOrgan EALA self-linksurface differs
surface form: EALA Commission

EALA self-linksurface differs
surface form: EALA Committees
headquartersLocation Arusha, Tanzania
jurisdiction East African Community
languageUsed English
legalAuthorityOver East African Community
legislativePower enact laws applicable to East African Community partner states once assented to by Heads of State
mainFunction approve the budget of the East African Community
debate and approve East African Community policies and strategies
liaise with national parliaments of East African Community partner states
make laws for the East African Community
provide oversight over the East African Community organs and institutions
meetsIn Arusha, Tanzania
surface form: Arusha

partner states of the East African Community
oversightOver Secretariat of the East African Community
surface form: East African Community Secretariat

East African Court of Justice
surface form: East African Court of Justice (in certain aspects related to the Community)
parentOrganization East African Community
passes Acts of the East African Community
region East Africa
role regional legislative body of the East African Community
selectionMethod members elected by national parliaments of partner states
shortName EALA self-linksurface differs
termLength 5 years
treatyArticle Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community
surface form: Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community
typeOfLegislature unicameral legislature
website https://www.eala.org
yearEstablished 2001

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EALA shortName EALA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: East African Legislative Assembly
EALA hasOrgan EALA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: East African Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: EALA Commission
EALA hasOrgan EALA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: East African Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: EALA Committees
EALA abbreviation EALA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: East African Legislative Assembly