Rwanda. The following table lists the elected members of the Fourth Assembly of the East African Legislative Assembly: The following table lists the ex-officio members of the Fourth Assembly of the East African Legislative Assembly: Composition As of the Fourth Assembly, the East African Legislative Assembly has 62 members, of which each member state submits 9 elected members, and 8 ex-officio members. According to Article 50 of the East African Community Treaty, members are elected by their respective country's national legislature. Article 50 also calls upon said members to reflect their country's political parties, opinions, gender composition, and other special groups. The ex-officio members of the Assembly are to be each member state's minister for regional cooperation, the Secretary General of the East African Community, and the Counsel to the Community. Functions Article 49 of the East African Community Treaty stipulates that the responsibilities of the East African Legislative Assembly are to "be the legislative organ of the Community", "liaise with the National Assemblies of the Partner States on matters relating to the Community", "debate and approve the budget of the Community", "consider annual reports on the activities of the Community, annual audit reports of the Audit Commission and any other reports referred to it by the Council", "discuss all matters pertaining to the Community and make recommendations to the Council as it may deem necessary for the implementation of the Treaty", "establish any committee or committees for such purposes as it deems necessary", "recommend to the Council the appointment of the Clerk and other officers of the Assembly", and "make its rules of procedure and those of its committees". Committees As Article 49 of the East African Community Treaty outlines, the East African Legislative Assembly has the right to "establish any committee or committees for such purposes as it deems necessary". As of 2020, the Assembly has the following seven committees: The Commission Committee The Accounts Committee The Committee on Legal, Rules, and Privileges The Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources The Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution The Committee on Communication, Trade and Investment The Committee on General Purpose Activities since inauguration Since its inauguration, EALA has held several sittings as a Plenary in Arusha, Kampala and Nairobi. During these sittings, EALA has: adopted its rules of procedure; elected the Speaker of the Assembly; recommended to the Council of Ministers the appointment of the Officers of