ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn ʌvðɪ ˈiːst ˈæfɹɪkən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi tɹˈiːɾi stˈɪpjʊlˌeɪts ðætðə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ʌvðɪ ˈiːst ˈæfɹɪkən lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɐsˈɛmbli ɑːɹ tuː "biː ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ˈɔːɹɡən ʌvðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi", "liːˈeɪz wɪððə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˈɛmblɪz ʌvðə pˈɑːɹtnɚ stˈeɪts ˌɔn mˈæɾɚz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾɪŋ tə ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi", "dᵻbˈeɪt ænd ɐpɹˈuːv ðə bˈʌdʒɪt ʌvðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi", "kənsˈɪdɚɹ ˈænjuːəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ɔnðɪ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ʌvðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi, ˈænjuːəl ˈɔːdɪt ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ʌvðɪ ˈɔːdɪt kəmˈɪʃən ænd ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɪt baɪ ðə kˈaʊnsəl", "dɪskˈʌs ˈɔːl mˈæɾɚz pɚtˈeɪnɪŋ tə ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ænd mˌeɪk ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃənz tə ðə kˈaʊnsəl æz ɪt mˈeɪ dˈiːm nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fɚðɪ ˌɪmplɪməntˈeɪʃən ʌvðə tɹˈiːɾi", "ɪstˈæblɪʃ ˌɛni kəmˈɪɾi ɔːɹ kəmˈɪɾiz fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ pˈɜːpəsᵻz æz ɪt dˈiːmz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi", "ɹˌɛkəmˈɛnd tə ðə kˈaʊnsəl ðɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt ʌvðə klˈɜːk ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli", ænd "mˌeɪk ɪts ɹˈuːlz ʌv pɹəsˈiːdʒɚ ænd ðoʊz ʌv ɪts kəmˈɪɾiz".
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".