the Assembly; approved the budgets for the EAC for the 2002-3 and 2003-4 fiscal years; asked the Council of Ministers 19 questions, which were duly answered; adopted five resolutions; held seminars on a wide range of issues in relation to their mandate; and passed six bills into law. The Committees have continuously got briefs from the Secretariat and given advice with regard to progress in the implementation of the Treaty. Impact One 2015 paper suggested that the structure of the East African Community Treaty created the East African Community in a way that the East African Legislative Assembly often butted heads with the East African Community Council of Ministers, which harmed the efficacy of the Assembly. References East African Community African Union Arusha Organisations based in Kampala Nairobi Supranational legislatures 2001 establishments in Africa