Burundi takes EALA Speaker row to court

The Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, Ngoga Karoli Martin, addressing the House on January 23, 2018 in Kampala, Uganda. PHOTO | EALA

Burundi wants the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to order the removal of Rwanda’s Martin Ngoga from the seat of the Speaker of the regional assembly.

The decision to go to court means Burundian members of the East African Legislative Assembly will attend proceedings, as they wait for a EACJ ruling. This ends a stalemate that was threatening to paralyse a sitting intended to pass long overdue laws.