EALA inaugurates regional anti-corruption network to strengthen accountability
Rwandan MP Clement Musangabatware was elected as EAPNAC’s first-ever President, while Kenya’s Kurgat Zipporah Jesang Kering was chosen as his deputy.
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has inaugurated the first leadership team of the East African Parliamentary Network Against Corruption (EAPNAC) — a major step toward enhancing transparency and accountability across the East African Community (EAC).
EAPNAC is a regional platform that unites Members of Parliament from EAC member states to coordinate anti-corruption initiatives, promote good governance, and advance ethical leadership and institutional reforms. Since its inception, the network has focused on building the skills and capacity of legislators to combat corruption and strengthen governance structures throughout the region.
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Elections for the new leadership were held on Tuesday at EALA’s assembly chambers in Arusha, during a plenary session attended by representatives from all member states.
Rwandan MP Clement Musangabatware was elected as EAPNAC’s first-ever President, while Kenya’s Kurgat Zipporah Jesang Kering was chosen as his deputy. Musangabatware, a former Deputy Ombudsman in Rwanda, will serve a two-and-a-half-year term, renewable once.
Public resources management
“EAPNAC will continue to be a strong voice in ensuring that public resources are managed responsibly and that transparency and integrity remain central to the East African Community's development agenda,” he said after the elections.
Musangabatware also stressed the importance of collaboration among national parliaments, anti-corruption bodies, civil society, and development partners to build a coordinated regional front against corruption.
“We must work collectively to build systems that prevent corruption, hold leaders accountable, and restore public confidence in our institutions,” he added.
Uganda’s Babirye Veronica and South Sudan’s Dr Jogo Wodo Jeremiah Odok were elected Treasurer and Secretary General, respectively.
Kenya’s Kalonzo Kennedy Musyoka was among those appointed as national Focal Persons to coordinate EAPNAC activities in their respective countries.
Other national Focal Persons include Dr Gladness Salema (Tanzania), Mugyenyi Mary Rutamwebwa (Uganda), Matthias Harebamungu (Rwanda), Nkurunziza Olivier (Burundi), Ngate Mangu François (DR Congo), and Ayason Mukulia Kennedy (South Sudan).
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