| Case Number | REFERENCE NO. 7 OF 2015 |
| Summary | The reference dated 28th October, 2015 is premised on Article 30 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (hereinafter “the Treaty”) and Rule 24 of this Court’s Rules of Procedure,2013. It seeks order to be reproduced shortly. |
| Respondent | East African Community Secretariat |
| Complainant | Alice Nijimbere |
| Date filed | October 28, 2015 |
| Countries | East African Community |
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First Instance Judgment
| Verdict | Prayer (i) seeks annulment of the decision refusing to grant the Applicant "dispensation to be interviewed at the Headquarters of the EAC for the position of Registrar due to a genuine reason." We have held that although the Applicant's child was sick hence her inability to attend the interview, she could have managed her situation, reasonably, to enable her do so hence our finding above that the decision of the Respondent cannot amount to a violation of the Treaty in Article, 6(d), (e) and (f) as claimed and therefore, that prayer must and is hereby dismissed. Prayer (ii) seeks an interim order that the process of recruitment of the Registrar for this Court should be suspended until the pleadings are closed. It is obvious that at this stage, this Court cannot grant interim reliefs and whatever the merits or otherwise of that Prayer, it is denied and is therefore, dismissed. Prayer (iii) is to the effect that the aforesaid decision should be declared null and void but once we have found no violation of the Treaty, the same cannot be granted and is instead dismissed. Prayer (iv) seeks a re-launch of the interview process but it is obvious that we see no need to grant such a prayer and the same is similarly dismissed. |
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| Date delivered | March 23, 2016 |
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Appeal Judgment
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