Secretary General of the East African Community v Uwezeyimana (Application 15 of 2021)
Secretary General of the East African Community v Uwezeyimana (Application 15 of 2021) [2022] EACJ 31 (28 November 2022) (First Instance Division)
The Court determined that its jurisdiction in personam is strictly limited to Partner States and Institutions of the East African Community as defined by the Treaty. KCB Bank Tanzania Limited, being a private corporate financial institution and not designated as an Institution of the Community under Article 9, falls outside the scope of entities over which the Court can exercise jurisdiction. Consequently, the application to join KCB as a third party fails because the Court cannot issue enforceable orders against a party over whom it lacks jurisdiction. The Court emphasized that third party n…
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- Third Party Joinder
- Jurisdiction Ratione Personae
- Death Benefits
- Employee Benefits
- Bank Liability