They argue that the political federation and monetary union being pushed by the head of states of the member states are not provided for in the mechanism of establishing the Eat Africa federation to form a single state.

A senior lecturer at the Nairobi University Dr. Adam Zolo says the monetary union and political federation remain as aspirations and there not in ultimate stages of the integration process.
Professor John Palamagamba Kabudi, the dean of the faculty of law Dalalasalam University says the issue of the monetary union and political federation could be challenged in courts unless they are included in the EAC treaty.

The East African community deputy secretary general in charge of political federation Beatrice Kiraso says the absence of monetary union and political federation in the treaty should not block the discussion of the matter.

The EAC committee on the first tracking of the East African federation in its report presented to the heads of state in November 2004 recommended January 2010 as the time for the launching the federation of the East Africa.

The committee suggested that the period between 2010- 2012 be considered as the consolidation phase of the federation of East Africa until 2013 when a political federation will be formed.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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The team which went on Thursday 24^th June 2010 comprises of members of the East African Legislative Assembly and members of the Assembly from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania. The team will be in the country from 24^th June to 3^rd July 2010.

Burundi leader, Pierre Nkuruziza

Kiraso who is also the former member of Parliament for Kabarole district of Western Uganda appealed to all East African Community member countries to standardize their governance systems and take keen interest in each others electoral processes to ensure a quick political integration of the East African community member countries.

Meanwhile, there are already worries in Burundi’s ongoing elections after being boycotted by all opposition political parties and the disappearance of the country’s opposition leader Agathon Rwasa who escaped to the DR Congo.

The current political situation risks putting the country back in turmoil. Rwasa is the leader of NFL – the last Burundi rebel group to put down their weapons in the long Burundi civil war.

The opposition leaders are accusing the ruling party headed by Burundi President Pierre Nkuruziza of rigging the ongoing Burundi elections.

Solomon Akugizibwe, Ultimate Media

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