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    $97.6 Million Budget Appraisals Approved by the East African Community Council of Ministers

    Posted On 08 Aug 2020
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
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    By Abdul Rahman Bangura–

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    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The East African Community Council of Ministers has ultimately ratified the Community’s 2020/2021 budget assessments. At its 41st extra-ordinary convention carried via Video-Conferencing, approved $97.6 million appropriation that will cater for three EAC Organs and Institutions’ recurrent and development expenditure for the new financial year which moves from July 1st, 2020 to June 30th, 2021.

    Out of the total amount, $55.6 million will come from EAC Partner States while development partners will contribute $41.9 million. The EAC Organs are the EAC Secretariat, East African Legislative Assembly and the East African Court of Justice while the Institutions are; the Lake Victoria Basin Commission, Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization, Inter-University University Council for East Africa, East African Kiswahili Commission, East African Health Research Commission, East African Science and Technology Organization, and the East African Competition Authority.

    “The Council further approved the 2020/2021 Financial Year Expenditure Budget Estimates of $2.7 million for the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) in upgrade to Partner States grants through their Civil Aviation Authorities towards the FY2020/2021 Budget Estimates of $458,910 each,” the statement reads in part.

    The Chairperson of the Council, Honorable Dr. Vincent Biruta, who’s doubling as Rwanda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community, is now predicted to catalog the 2020/2021 budget estimates before the East African Legislative Assembly for discussion and authorization anytime on August, 2020.

    “During the FY 2020/2021, the Community will focus on seven key global priority areas, namely; consolidation of the Single Customs Territory(SCT) to cover all imports and intra-EAC traded goods, including agricultural and other widely consumed products and Infrastructure Development in the region,” the statement further reads.

    “EAC will also focus on enhancing free movement of all factors of production and other areas of cooperation across the Partner States as envisaged under the Common Market and Monetary Union Protocols, and enhancement of regional industrial development through investment in key priority sectors, skills development, technological advancement and innovation to stimulate economic development.”

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    Additional key preeminence tracts include; improvement of agricultural productivity, value addition and facilitation of movement of agricultural goods to enhance food security in the region, promotion of regional peace, security and good governance, and institutional transformation at the regional and Partner State levels.

    The Council also resuscitated contracts of twenty-five members of Professional Staff in the EAC Organs and Institutions who were authorized in 2015 and whose contracts

    have since ended or were due to expire by the end of August 2020 for a final term of five years in accord with the provisions of the EAC Staff Rules and Regulations (2006). The Council further ratified the allotment of new contracts for short term staff for a period of six months from July 1 to December 31, 2020.

    Moreover, Dr. Biruta, the one-day meeting was attended by Partner Ministers of EAC Affairs, namely; Hon. Adan Mohammed (Kenya), Hon. Amb. Ezechiel Nibigira (Burundi), Hon. Deng Alor Kuol (South Sudan), Hon. Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire (Uganda), and Hon. Dr. Damas Ndumbaru (Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Tanzania).

    Similarly, in attendance was the EAC Secretary General, Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, and his two Deputies Eng. Steven Mlote (DSG-Infrastructure and Planning, also the Acting DSG-Finance and Administration) and Hon. Christophe Bazivamo.

     

     

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    18 Comments

    1. Nagz August 8, 2020 at 4:21 am Reply

      Thank you for the report. East African Community block has achieved lot of developments. However they still trying to stop corrupt foreign business contracts. Butare Rwanda. Nagz

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    2. Sophy August 8, 2020 at 4:29 am Reply

      EAC block and all our Countries in the Continent should start to send the Chinese, Indians and of course the mid eastern people back to their Countries. Sophy in Mbeya Tanzania

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    3. Sahr August 8, 2020 at 4:35 am Reply

      Our continent should have one immigration policy. Thank you for reporting. Love your online newspaper. Freetown Sierra Leone. Sahr

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    4. Meke August 8, 2020 at 4:44 am Reply

      EAC, ECOWAS and the other blocks within our great continent, shall met in the middle and that is going to be one Africa, one voice and united people. Happy for the future. Thank you for reporting. Meke in Usakos Namibia.

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    5. Sholanah August 8, 2020 at 4:56 am Reply

      I was thinking the level of Chinese and Indians coming to the continent and refusing to leave. I think they should go back to their respective countries. We don’t need them. They are not here for our interest, they are here for their interest. Time for African Union to have a continent wide meeting, to timely address this immigration issue. We have to take care this migration cancer. Thank you for reporting. Sholanah in Maun Botswana!

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    6. Ghassan August 8, 2020 at 5:01 am Reply

      Yes, I totally agree we don’t need them. Bad for Africa and bad for our People. Accra Ghana. Ghassan

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    7. Kadiadou August 8, 2020 at 5:07 am Reply

      Journalist Abdul Rahman Bangura thank for your detail and timely reports. Conakry, Guinea. Kadiadou

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    8. Ammaarah August 8, 2020 at 5:16 am Reply

      East African Community block members should learn from Rwanda and other successful countries in our great continent and no result leaders need to resign, pave the way for young vibrant leaders. Cape town South Africa. Ammaarah

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