Eala defends EAC budget amid Tanzania, DRC opposition

Burundi minister and current EAC Council of Ministers chair Ezechiel Nibigira holds the 2023/2024 Budget briefcase flanked by bloc’s Secretary General Peter Mathuki in Arusha, Tanzania on June 13, 2023. PHOTO| NMG

Arusha. The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has defended its position on the stalled East African Community (EAC) budget for 2023/24.

The regional assembly says the $103 million budget was passed in June this year within the ceiling recommended by the Council of Ministers.