Council of Ministers of the East African Community

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organ of an international organization policy‑making body

The Council of Ministers of the East African Community is the key decision‑making and policy‑setting body composed of ministers from member states that oversees the implementation and functioning of the regional bloc.

Aliases (1)

East African Community Council of Ministers ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	organ of an international organization → policy‑making body →
appliesTo	Common Market Protocol of the East African Community → Customs Union Protocol of the East African Community → Monetary Union Protocol of the East African Community → Political Federation process of the East African Community →
chairperson	Minister from the Partner State holding the Chair of the East African Community Summit →
composedOf	Attorneys General of Partner States → Ministers responsible for regional cooperation of each Partner State →
country	Burundi → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Kenya → Rwanda → Somalia → South Sudan → Tanzania → Uganda →
establishedBy	Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 →
function	coordinates Partner States’ policies in trade, industry, finance, transport, communications and other sectors → harmonizes policies and programs of Partner States within the East African Community framework → initiates and submits Bills to the East African Legislative Assembly through the Secretary General → issues directives to the Secretariat of the East African Community → reviews the state of peace, security and good governance within the East African Community context →
hasPart	Co‑opted Members → Sectoral Councils →
headquartersLocation	Arusha, Tanzania →
jurisdiction	East African Community Partner States →
language	English → Kiswahili →
legalBasis	Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community →
meets	at least twice a year →
partOf	East African Community →
reportsTo	Summit of the East African Community →
role	approves the budget of the East African Community → concludes agreements on behalf of the East African Community in accordance with the Treaty → gives directions to other organs of the East African Community except the Summit, the Court and the Assembly → key decision‑making organ of the East African Community → makes regulations, issue directives and make decisions binding on Partner States and other EAC organs except the Summit, the Court and the Assembly → monitors and keeps under constant review the implementation of the East African Community Treaty → oversees implementation of East African Community programs and decisions → policy‑setting body of the East African Community → promotes the attainment of the objectives of the East African Community → submits annual progress reports to the Summit of the East African Community →
supervises	East African Community Secretariat → implementation of decisions of the Summit of the East African Community →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East African Community → East African Community →	hasOrgan
Summit of EAC Heads of State →	oversees
Secretariat of the East African Community ("East African Community Council of Ministers") →	reportsTo