Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, has reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to a financially independent, sustainable and accountable African Union (AU), calling on member states to take greater responsibility for financing the continent’s institutional and development priorities.
Speaking during the Extraordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council and Ministers of Finance on Financing the African Union in Accra, Ghana, Mudavadi who is also the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS said Africa’s financial sovereignty was central to the continent’s ability to implement its collective decisions, protect its independence and deliver on the aspirations of Agenda 2063.
Representing President William Ruto, who is the AU Champion for Institutional Reform, the PCS emphasised that sustainable financing was not merely a budgetary consideration but an existential issue for the African Union.
The meeting brought together Ministers responsible for Finance and Foreign Affairs, the African Union Commission, the AU High Representative for Financing the Union, and representatives of African multilateral financial institutions to examine practical and sustainable ways of financing the continental organisation.
Kenya’s delegation included Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, Hon. John Mbadi, whose presence underscored the importance Nairobi attaches to aligning diplomatic commitments with the financial resources required to implement them.
PCS said the continent had made important commitments towards financial sovereignty through the Johannesburg Decision 578 and Kigali Decision…
