East African political confederation advances without sufficient consultation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Burunditimes
The East African Community’s political confederation project is progressing despite public consultations being deemed limited and insufficiently inclusive by a committee of the East African Legislative Assembly. A lack of funding and information is delaying public participation, while adoption of a constitution has now been postponed, Burunditimes reports.
The East African Community (EAC), an organisation bringing together several countries in the region, is moving towards a political confederation despite what have been described as limited public consultations. A report on implementation of the regional integration roadmap warns of difficulties in ensuring citizen participation in some member states, according to the East African Legislative Assembly’s (EALA) Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution.
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