Pay up, devolve the secretariat or move it to Beijing! Take a pick
Each country has a ministry for East African Affairs — let each be a centre of operations. In other words, disperse the EAC secretariat to the eight capitals.
So the routine financial crisis of the East African Community is on again, yawn! The cause? The same; members not meeting their obligatory contributions. Only four of the eight — Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda — are on schedule.
What do you do with a sick organ that is debilitating the entire body but does not respond to treatment? You can amputate – and we know amputees who have lived productive lives to a ripe old age.