REFERENCE NO. 11 OF 2023 ROSE HAKIZIMANA V. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI

The Applicant alleges that she had entered into a lease agreement for a building in Bujumbura city, Rohero avenue Butusi and the Ministry of transport, public works and Equipment which commits the state o Burundi property that was subject matter in the Burundi court which erred in law when they relied on article 67 of civil code book 3, which prescribes for actions for interpretation of the contract and request of damages caused by a party breaching a contract could only be foreclosed after a period of 5 years. She further alleges that the said by the respondent is in violation of article 6(d) and 7(2) of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community