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African Court of Justice Arusha, 8th May, 2018:
The Appellate Division will start its session today 8th , and the sessions will go up to 25th May. The Court will handle thirteen (13) matters in total among these are 5 scheduling conferences, 4 hearings and 2 Judgments.
The matters will be brought before the Honourable Justices: Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja (President of the Court), Liboire Nkurunziza (Vice-President), Justice Edward Rutakangwa, Aaron Ringera and Geoffrey Kiryabwire.
Among the cases to be heard there are two arbitration disputes one; by the Winglink Travel Limited Vs the Secretary General of the East African Community. It will be up for a scheduling conference on 22nd May . The 2nd Arbitration matter is by Kati General Enterprise Vs the Agriculture Fisheries & Food Authority (Pyrethrum Processing Co. of Kenya Ltd). The Members in Chambers are Justice Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja (Chair), Justice Edward Rutakangwa and Justice Aaron Ringera Members of the Chambers. This will be heard on 17thMay.
The 2 Judgments to be delivered are; one will be delivered on 24th May 2018, is for Appeal by the East African Civil Society Organisations’ Forum Vs the Republic of Burundi and others and the 2nd Judgment which will be delivered on 25th May 2018, is for the Appeal by the Rt Hon Dr Margaret Zziwa Vs the Secretary General of the East African Community.
Article 32 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, provides arbitral jurisdiction to the Court to hear and determine any matter arising from arbitration clauses or Special agreements. The Court arbitrates any dispute at no cost. So far the Court has received three (3) arbitration matters 1 has been determined and 2 still in progress.
Notes for Editors:
ARTICLE 32
Arbitration Clauses and Special Agreement the Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any matter:
(a) arising from an arbitration clause contained in a contract or agreement which confer s such jurisdiction to which the Community or any of its institutions is a party; or
(b) arising from a dispute e between the Partner States regarding this Treaty if the dispute e is submit ted to it under a special l agreement between the Partner States concerned; or
(c) arising from an arbitration clause contained in a commercial contract or agreement in which the parties have confer red jurisdiction on the Court.
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For more information, please contact:
Yufnalis Okubo
Registrar
East African Court of Justice
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 27 2162149
mail: Okubo [at] eachq.org
www.eacj.org
About the East African Court of Justice:
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ or ‘the Court’), is one of the organs of the East African Community established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community. Established in November 2001, the Court’s major responsibility is to ensure the adherence to law in the interpretation and application of and compliance with the EAC Treaty.
Arusha is the temporary seat of the Court until the Summit determines its permanent seat. The Court’s sub-registries are located in the respective National Courts in the Partner States.
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East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th May, 2018:
German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass today toured the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzanian.
Hon. Mass who was on a working visit to Tanzania held bilateral talks with EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko. The two leaders discussed development cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and the EAC on regional economic integration, health, water, and institutional strengthening of the EAC Secretariat.
Addressing a media briefing after the meeting, Amb. Mfumukeko said that relations between Germany and the EAC have been strong for the past two decades.
Amb. Mfumukeko disclosed that Germany had supported the EAC to the tune of 290 million euros including funding the construction of the EAC Headquarters.
The Secretary General said that on 9th April, 2018, the EAC and Germany signed a financing agreement of 5 million euros for the EAC Scholarship Programme in Berlin.
“The scholarship programme will be implemented in cooperation with Inter-University Council of East Africa and KfW, the German Development Bank. The objective of this programme is to promote EAC’s regional integration agenda by supporting higher education students and their role in fostering awareness for the East African integration, promoting social change as well as economic growth,” he said.
The financial agreement for the scholarship programme was part of the 35 million euros that will go towards supporting regional immunization.
The Secretary General further revealed that Germany’s had since 2013 contributed 120 million euros to fight child mortality through the immunization programme in the EAC.
“So far more than 60 million euros has been spent on Rota Virus, Pneumococcal and Pentavalent vaccines in the EAC Partner States. Also, many children have been vaccinated against the biggest killers of children, namely diaorrhea and pneumonia,” he said.
He said EAC and Germany were finalizing an agreement of 5 million euros to support the small and micro enterprises sector in East Africa.
“The aim of the project is to improve opportunities for growth for small and medium sized enterprises in East Africa. The project will be implemented in collaboration with GIZ, the German Technical Cooperation Agency, and the East African Business Council, the apex body of private sector organisations in East Africa.
Accompanying the Secretary General at the meeting with the German Foreign Minister were the EAC Deputy Secretaries General Hon. Christophe Bazivamo (Productive and Social Sectors) and Eng. Steven Mlote (Planning and Infrastructure).
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For more information, please contact:
Mr Owora Richard Othieno
Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 784 835021
Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org
About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The EAC Secretariat is ISO 9001:2008 Certified
