REFERENCE NO. 51 OF 2025 WORLD FOCUS HOTEL & 31 OTHERS AND M/S PAN AFRICAN LAW CHAMBERS LLP v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN

The Applicant alleges that the Respondent’s actions and/or omissions between 29 September 2025 and 27 November 2025 of failing to honor a binding Settlement Agreement signed on 24 July 2025 which admitted liability for unpaid services rendered by 32 hospitality entities are unlawful infringements on Articles 5(3)(g), 6(d), 7(2), 8(1)(a), (b) & (c), and 8(4) of The Treaty for Establishment of The East African Community as well as the Fundamental and Operational Principles of the Community. The Applicant specifically contends that by refusing to remit the agreed installments totaling USD 27,397,769, the Respondent has breached the doctrine of Pacta Sunt Servanda and violated the principles of the rule of law, good governance, accountability, and transparency.