EAC in crisis as leaders summit deferred over quorum queries

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (left) presents a framed newspaper report on the re-formation of the East African Community to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Kenyan President William Ruto at a past event.

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Had things gone as planned, this week Nairobi would have hosted the Ordinary Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State. But Tanzania, coming from a bruising election and setting up a new administration, reportedly requested an extension to early December.