EAC arrears hit $125m, eclipses bloc’s annual budget

Only 17 per cent of the EAC assessed contributions for the current financial year had been paid.

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The East African Community is grappling with more than $125 million in unpaid contributions.

An amount exceeding the bloc’s entire $110.9 million budget for the 2026/27 financial year as member states struggle to meet their funding obligations.