The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is an integral organ of the East African Community (EAC), established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community. EALA plays a crucial role in the legislative process, oversight, and representation within the EAC framework.
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional economic community comprising six partner states: the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda. Its headquarters are in Arusha, Tanzania. 150 million citizens live in the EAC. It has a land area of 1.82 million km2 and a combined gross domestic product of US $146 billion. The work of the EAC is mandated by a treaty signed on November 30, 1999 and entered into force on July 7, 2000.
For any inquiries or further information, you can contact the The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) at:
- Address: EAC Headquarters, EALA Wing
Afrika Mashariki Road / EAC Close
P. O Box 1096, Arusha, Tanzania - Phone: +255 765746904
- Fax: +255 27 2162179
- Email: [email protected]
For more details about EALA and its functions, you can visit the official website of the East African Community.
East African Community (EAC), organization that provides for cooperation, including the maintenance of a common market and the operation of common services, between the republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its headquarters are in Arusha, Tanzania.
The first EAC, which succeeded the East African Common Services Organization on December 1, 1967, was established by the Treaty for East African Co-operation, signed in June 1967 by the presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. This organization was dissolved in 1977, but links between the three governments were reaffirmed with the establishment of the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation in November 1993. That body continued the mission of the EAC until July 2000, when the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community entered into force. The second incarnation of the EAC was intended to integrate its members much more deeply, with the ultimate goal of establishing a regional political federation akin to the European Union. Rwanda and Burundi joined the EAC in 2007, South Sudan became a member in 2016, and Somalia joined in 2024.
