Mbidde v Attorney General of Burundi and Another (Application 6 of 2018)
Mbidde v Attorney General of Burundi and Another (Application 6 of 2018) [2018] EACJ 77 (24 April 2018) (First Instance Division)
The Court held that Rule 36(2)(e) of the Rules of Procedure requires an application for intervention to contain a statement of interest, but does not mandate that it be a separate document; it is sufficient if the interest is clearly set out in the body of the application. The applicant's interest as a Member of EALA who participated in the impugned election was adequately stated in the application. The affidavit in reply by the First Respondent was expunged for being incurably defective, as it failed to disclose sources of information for matters not within the deponent's personal knowledge.…
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- Intervention In Proceedings
- Joinder Of Parties
- Quorum Requirements Eala
- Statement Of Interest
- Representation By Counsel