The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has approved the East African Community’s (EAC) budget for the fiscal year 2026/27 following a period of robust debate. Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, James Millya, participated in the assembly’s third meeting held in Arusha. The approved budget outlines financial plans for the EAC’s regional projects and programs over the next two years. Details of the budget’s allocation were not immediately available, but the approval signifies progress in the EAC’s financial planning. The meeting, the fourth sitting of EALA, focused primarily on scrutinizing and ultimately adopting the proposed financial framework. This approval is a key step in implementing the EAC’s strategic objectives for the coming fiscal years.