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EALA suspends budget debate after ministers skip session

The East Africa Legislative Assembly during a session in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 7, 2018. The legislators on June 25, 2019 suspended debate on the East African Community budget after ministers skipped the sitting. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  MOSES HAVYARIMANA

The East African Legislative Assembly on Tuesday suspended debate on the East African Community budget after ministers skipped the sitting.

Only Burundian EAC Minister Isabelle Ndahayo was present.

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