EAC in crisis once again as funding model splits partner states

An impasse has hit the East African Community once again, with Kenya being accused of taking a hardline stance on a proposal that would see contributions from partner states based on gross domestic product (GDP). The EAC Finance and Administration Committee has raised the red flag over remittance arrears amounting to $50 million, a situation that has left the Secretariat and its organs almost in limbo. Denis Namara, chairperson of the East African Legislative Assembly’s General Purpose Committee, which is responsible for the budget, told The EastAfrican that the EAC integration agenda is suffe…

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