EAC wants election periods harmonised

The Deputy Secretary General in charge of Political Federation of the East African Community (EAC) Beatrice Kiraso has called on partner states to have similar electoral periods, saying this will lead to the smooth running of the regional bloc’s affairs. “Right now the elections in different countries take place at different times and almost bring work of the Community to a stand-still, because the quorum of EAC meetings is the presence of all Partner States,” a press statement quotes Kiraso as saying yesterday in Arusha, Tanzania.