Kenya’s EALA MPs move into modern offices to enhance regional integration
By Munyasya Musya-PCO
Kenya’s nine members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have received new, modern offices in Nairobi from the Ministry of East African Community (EAC), the ASALs, and Regional Development.
The offices, located at the Hazina Trade Centre in Nairobi’s Central Business District, also provide parking space for the MPs and their staff.
During the handing over ceremony Mrs. Moe said EALA MPs were important agents of the Kenya Kwanza Bottom-Up Economic Agenda that pegs the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) with foreign policy and regional integration as important enablers in addressing economic challenges facing the country.
“It therefore calls for implementing existing policies and programmes with support of the EALA (Kenya Chapter) Members safeguarding Kenya’s national interests in the region,” she said.
The CS congratulated the EALA (Kenya) Chapter members for their tremendous contributions towards the development and finalization of various bills that have been brought to the floor of the Assembly for the benefit of Kenya and the entire EAC.
She cited other important areas as oversighting the performance and functioning of the Regional Police Centres of Excellence and Security Agencies Cooperation in tackling cross border crime within the EAC region.
Other ongoing activities include the oversight activity to assess the progress made by partner states in the elimination of non- tariff barriers in the EAC and the management of wildlife by the EAC partner states.
The Chairman of the Kenya Chapter of EALA Mr. Hassan Omar noted that in spite of their varied political alignments, EALA MPs had melted down into one team to champion for EAC integration process and to represent the best interests of Kenya in the regional assembly.
He said Kenya was providing significant leadership to EALA through prompt and full remission of its financial obligations and her MPs’ dedication, expertise and unrivalled quality performance in various committees and at the floor of the assembly.