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(From right) Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Ezéchiel Nibigira, Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Tanzania, Hon. Liberata Mulamula, EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki and Uganda’s 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga during the 44th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers.

EAC Council of Ministers green-light Report on DRC Verification Mission for consideration by EAC Heads of State

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 23rd November, 2021: Ministers in charge of East African Community (EAC) Affairs have recommended for consideration by the EAC Heads of States the report of the verification team on the application by The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to join the Community.

The Ministers further recommended that the EAC Heads of State direct the commencement of negotiations with the DRC, in accordance with the findings of the verification team.

The Ministers made the decision during their 44th Extra-Ordinary Meeting held on 22nd November, 2021 via a hybrid format.

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41st Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers currently underway

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 22nd November, 2021: The 41st Ordinary Meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers is currently underway via hybrid (physical and virtual) means.   

The six-day meeting started on Monday, 22nd November, 2021 with the Session of Senior Officials which ends on Wednesday, 24th November, 2021.The session of the Coordination Committee (Permanent /Principal/Under Secretaries) is set for Thursday, 25th November, while the Ministerial Session will take place on Monday, 29th November, 2021. 

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Honourable Judges of the Appellate Division in Court during the delivery of the Judgment while Lawyers appearing virtually

Court dismisses an Appeal by the Central bank of Kenya faulting the Trial Court's decision ordering Head of Department as a witness

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East African Court of Justice, 19th November 2021:  The Appellate Division dismissed Appeal No. 3 of 2020 Central Bank of Kenya vs Pontrilas Investments Limited & Attorney General of Kenya.

Court ordered that both the Appeal and Cross appeal have no merit and ordered the First Instance Division (Trial Court) to proceed to hear and determine Reference No. 8 of 2017.

The Appeal was challenging the decision of the Trial Court in Application No. 14 of 2017 arising from the Reference mentioned.  

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