Kenya’s delay in electing members could however result in the assembly being in limbo as no business can proceed unless members from all five states are present. QUORUMFormer National Assembly Clerk Justin Bundi, who was in the team that drafted the assembly’s rules, told the Nation that Kenya’s absence would virtually stop the assembly’s work. The quorum of the assembly is half of the entire membership, with a third of members from each of the member states. Kenya’s delay in electing its members has been brought about by a deadlock between the Jubilee and Cord coalitions. He presided over the admission of Rwanda and Burundi to EAC and Eala in 2007.

Source: Daily Nation May 29, 2017 08:26 UTC