East Africa: Court Allows Discontinuance of a Case Against EAC Secretary General, Republics of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda Over Tripartite Initiative

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The East African Court of Justice Arusha 24 February 2015: The First Instance Division heard and allowed an Application seeking to discontinue a case filed by three (3) citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania, namely; Mr. Ally Hatibu Msanga, Mr. David Geofrey Makatha and Mr. John Adam Bwenda against the Secretary General of the East African Community and the Attorney Generals of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.

The subject matter of the main case was challenging the resolutions and Communiqués made at the meetings held by the 3 Partner States Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda (2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents). That the meetings which were held on 24th and 25th June 2013 in Entebbe Uganda, 28th August 2013 in Mombasa Kenya and 28th October, 2013 in Kigali Rwanda in the exclusion of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Burundi were in contravention of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community.

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