Burundi ruling party deputy SG proposed for EALA Speaker post

Burundi's Joseph Ntakarutimana

Eala Speaker Joseph Ntakarutimana.

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Burundi has fronted Joseph Ntakarutimana, the deputy secretary-general of the country’s ruling party CNDD-FDD, to be the next Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) whose election is slated for Tuesday, December 20. 

Mr Ntakarutimana told journalists in Arusha, Tanzania, the headquarters of the East African Community, that his objective will be to make sure the interests of East Africans are at the fore of his work.