| Summary | The Applicant alleges that the failure by the Respondents to establish the Monetary Union within the prescribed timelines, coupled with the continued existence of national currencies of the East African States and the lack of common East African currencies; the continued imposition of barriers and lack of full implementation of Protocol on Free Movement of Persons; failure to implement the Customs Union time frame of 4 years ; and failure to create a unified East African Defence Force that could protect Regional Security, particularly in the face of conflicts such as the M23 rebellion in Eastern DRC, Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) a militia group in DRC; Allied Democratic Forces, Lords Resistance Army, the killing of South African defence forces, including terrorist organisations in Somalia and the ongoing armed crisis in Sudan is a violation of Articles 6(d), 8(1), 23(1), 27(1) & 30(1) of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, Articles 2(4), 5(2), (c)(d)(e)(f) 6, 7, 10, 16(2), 24(1)(a)(c), 54(2) of the Protocol for the Establishment of EAC Common Markets; Articles 2, 3, 4, 6, & 8 Peace & Security; Articles 2(a)(b), 4(b)(h), 5(1)(a), 7, 8(c)(i), 11(1), 12(3), 18(1), 20(1)(2)(5) on the establishment of EAC Monetary Union. Articles 2(4)(a)(b)(c), 6(a), 7(1), 10(1), 11(1), 13(1), 15(b), 21(1), 22(2), 23(1) & 31(2)(3) of the Protocol of the Establishment of EAC Customs Union.
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