Tanzania, June 25 -- Arusha. The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has approved a supplementary budget of about $4.79 million (about Sh12.61 billion) for the 2025/2026 financial year.

At the same sitting, the East African Community (EAC) tabled a proposed budget of $110.9 million for the 2026/2027 financial year.

The supplementary budget was approved late on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, during the third meeting of the fourth session of the fifth Assembly of Eala, currently sitting in Arusha in a hybrid format combining physical and virtual participation.

The approval followed deliberations on a report by the Committee on General Purpose, which had been tasked with scrutinising the supplementary funding request submitted by the chairp...