Finance ministers Henry Rotich (Kenya), Philip Mpango (Tanzania) and Matia Kasaija (Uganda) on June 13, 2019. PHOTOS | DAILY NATION, EDWIN MJWAHUZI, MORGAN MBABAZI
East Africa this week completed the annual ritual of unveiling national spending plans for the coming fiscal year.
That has been the case for the previous five years during which the thematic refrain has remained unchanged, with Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania all budgeting for industrialisation and improved welfare.