Kenyan President calls for emergency EAC summit as $89 million gap threatens to paralyze the bloc

The President of Kenya and Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) William Samoei Ruto

Kenya’s President William Ruto has called for an emergency summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) to attempt to deal with mounting financial crisis at the regional bloc.

The March 7 event, due in Arusha, Tanzania will be the first formal meeting by the EAC’s topmost organ in over a year where leaders will deliberate on a new funding formula and measures to put logic to expenditure.