Uganda’s representative to the East African Legislative Assembly, James Kakooza, is hopeful that the days of East African Community partner states defaulting on payments are over following the adoption of a new financing mechanism. Each state will now make an equal contribution worth 65% of the community budget, while the remaining 35% will be financed through an assessed percentage of a state’s GDP. Kakooza says the assessment of nominal GDP will ensure equity between the leading regional economies and those with lower GDP.