East African Legislative Assembly Nine elected members from each country and seven "ex officio" members make up the membership of the East African Legislative Assembly. Members are elected by the legislatures of each country. To make sure there are women represented there are 2 female members from Kenya, 3 from Tanzania and 4 from Uganda. "Ex officio" members include the ministers from each country responsible for regional co-operation, a Secretary General, and a Counsel to the Community. The elected members of the second EALA (2007–12) break down by political party as follows: The responsibilities of the East African Legislative Assembly are: EALA is empowered
Equator Principles The standards have subsequently been periodically updated into what is commonly known as the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards on social and environmental sustainability and on the World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines. The Equator Principles have recently been revised and the third iteration of the Equator Principles was launched on 4 June 2013. The Equator Principles are currently under review, with the intent of developing their fourth iteration during 2018-2019. The Equator Principles apply globally, to all industry sectors and (within in EPIII) to four financial products 1) Project Finance Advisory Services 2) Project Finance 3) Project-Related