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THE East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after thorough debating sessions has passed the Customs Management Act (Amendment) Bill, 2011 and the Community Emblems Act (Amendment) Bill 2012.
A report from EALA chambers in Arusha states here that the Customs Management Act (Amendment) Bill 2011, sailed through after intense discussions among the members who are currently holding their sessions in Nairobi.
The Bill which modifies the initial Customs Management Act 2004, has with it a new section providing for the prevention and suppression of money laundering, drugs and arms trafficking and infringement of intellectual property rights.
According to the Chairperson of the Council of Ministers, Musa Sirma, the Bill hopes to fill a lacuna left out by the original Bill and proposes joint engagement in fighting transnational crimes.During debate, Dora Byamukama noted that all Partner States had appended their signatures to the...