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When immediate former President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) members at Parliament in Nairobi. [File, Standard]
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has called for direct election of East Africa Legislative Assembly (Eala) legislators by voters from the respective member states.
Speaking during the East African Speakers Bureau Conference in Juba, South Sudan, Wetang'ula said that the Eala MPs ought to be elected through direct universal suffrage by citizens of the EAC member states as opposed to their appointment by either the Executive, Electoral College or Parliament.
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