Inside EAC’s new spending plan

EAC Council of Ministers Chairperson Rebecca Kadaga presents the bloc's $110.9 million budget for the 2026/27 financial year to the East African Legislative Assembly.

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The East African Community (EAC) has tabled a budget of $110.9 million for the 2026/27 financial year, the first to be prepared under a new financing formula that will require member states with larger economies to contribute more.

Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers Rebecca Kadaga presented the $110,863,576 spending plan to the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala). The proposed budget is slightly lower than the $113.9 million approved for 2025/26.