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The East African Tuesday June 29 2021 Ken Obura, Chair of the Council of Ministers, with EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki walk into the East African Legislative Assembly chambers to present the budget on June 28, 2021. PHOTO | MOSES HAVYARIMANA | NMG Advertisement The East African Community on Monday tabled $91.7 million budget for the 2021/22 financial year during a sitting of the East African Legislative Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania. According to the EAC council of ministers $54.1 million (59%) will be contributed equally by Partner States or raised as other internal revenues and $37.6 million (41%) of the budget is expected to be sourced from development partners. Ken Obura, the chief administrative secretary, ministry of EAC and Northern Corridor development and chair of the council of ministers, said that the budget estimates are being presented at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged economies through lockdowns and economic shutdowns resulting in the loss of millions of jobs, livelihoods and general economic malaise all over the world.
The East African Saturday February 27 2021 EAC heads of state at a past summit. Somalia and DRC want to join the bloc. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary The position requires an individual who can broker peace among the EAC six partner states; raise funds to run the Secretariat; ensure faster and free movement of goods and services; and assure fairness and equitable staffing at the EAC Secretariat in Arusha for the health and vibrancy of the Community. Advertisement As presidents of the East African Community member states meet this weekend for the 21st Ordinary Summit of the EAC Head of States, all eyes are on Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta who is expected to name the next secretary-general, as Kenya takes over the rotational chair of the Community.