By ZEPHANIA UBWANIMore by this AuthorARUSHA, TanzaniaTanzania was criticised on Monday over its candidate as the election of a speaker for the East African Legislative Assembly flopped. ROTATIONMPs from Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda opposed the Tanzanian candidate on grounds that the position of speaker is held on a rotational basis. Related Content Eala to commence business tomorrowMr Abulrahman Kinana, a seasoned Tanzanian politician, was the first Eala speaker of the revived EAC from 2001 to 2007. He cited the Eala Rules of Procedures, which are categorical that the speaker shall be elected on a rotational basis. He said only three EAC states — Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan — were the ones eligible to field their candidates for the speaker’s race.

Source: Daily Nation December 18, 2017 21:22 UTC