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EAC faces cash crunch as member states default on dues

Nairobi, Kenya © Unsplash
Nairobi, Kenya © Unsplash
  • Only four out of eight East African Community states have cleared annual dues
  • Delays threaten secretariat’s operations, staff contracts, and regional integration

 

ARUSHA, TANZANIA – The East African Community (EAC) is grappling with a funding crisis after half of its member states failed to pay their annual dues, paralysing operations at the bloc’s Arusha headquarters.

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