The East African Legislative Assembly has proposed enactment of an omnibus law to harmonize national laws appertaining to the Community and to institute an administration law for the Common Market Protocol.
The Assembly is of the view such a move shall cure, existing challenges of harmonisation of Partner State laws appertaining to the Community. At the same time, the Assembly wants the Council of Ministers to direct the Sectoral Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs to hold regular meetings and to prioritize harmonization of laws for EAC in order facilitate integration within the set time frames.
In order to meaningfully facilitate co-operation in legal and judicial affairs as provided for under Article 126 of the Treaty, EALA urges EAC Council of Ministers to expedite implementation of the entire Article which obliges Partner States to harmonize legal training and certification; encourage standardization of judgments of courts within the Community as well as in establishing common syllabus for the training of lawyers.
Hon Dora Byamukama refers to the EAC Treaty. The legislator presented the report of the Committee on Legal Rules and Privileges on the oversight activity on the harmonisation of national laws in the EAC context.
Late yesterday, EALA approved the Report of the Committee on Legal Rules and Privileges on the oversight activity on the harmonisation of national laws in the EAC context. The Report presented to the House by Hon Dora Byamukama on behalf of the Chair of the Committee, Hon Peter Mathuki, follows an oversight activity carried out by the Committee in February 22- 26, 2016.
Chapter 24 of the Treaty provides for co-operation in Legal and Judicial Affairs. Specifically, Article 126 (2) (b) of the Treaty provides that “Partner States shall through their appropriate national institutions take all necessary steps to harmonize all their national laws appertaining to the Community”. 
Hon Martin Ngoga gestures as he makes a point during the debate earlier today.
In line with that Treaty provision, EAC Partner States established a sub-committee on the approximation of national laws in the EAC context.
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