Voters cast their ballot during a past Eala election. The chaos that marred the voting processes in member states this year leaves a lot to be desired. PHOTO | FILE
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This is all happening to an integral part of the East African Community (EAC), a body that is supposed to be “people-based”. As it now stands, to the majority of ordinary citizens in the EAC, the legislative organ is fast becoming irrelevant, and perhaps just another expensive way of keeping politicians who miss out on local posts, those waiting for a return to local politics.
