African court lacks jurisdiction to try us, Kenya Government argues

 The East African Court of Justice Appellate Division heard an appeal filed by the Democratic Party (Appellant) against the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) (1st Respondent) and the Attorneys General of the Republics of Uganda (2nd Respondent), Kenya (3rd Respondent), Rwanda (4th Respondent) and Burundi (5th Respondent).
The matter appeals the decision of the First Instance Division of 26th November 2013 dismissing the case. The case principally challenges the alleged...

The East African Court of Justice 5th November 2014: The First Instance Division yesterday resumed its month long sessions and granted leave to withdraw an Application filed by a Tanzanian resident, Mr. James Alfred Koroso, seeking an interim order that the Government of Kenya does deposit the amount of Kshs 28,475,737 being the decretal amount awarded to the Applicant by the High Court of Kenya.
The Applicant sought leave of Court to withdraw the application under Rule 51(b) of the Rules of...

Defence challenges court's jurisdiction in escrow case
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THE defence in bribery cases involving two senior government officials, allegedly linked with the Tegeta escrow account saga, has filed a notice to challenge the jurisdiction of the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam to determine the matter.

Court jurisdiction rule saves TBL from 50m/- bill
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THE question of a court's proper jurisdiction has saved Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) from paying their beer drinker, Mr Antony Nyingi, a sum of 50m/- in damages for alleged negligence. It was alleged that TBL, the appellant, had sold Kilimanjaro brand ...

RITA chief faults court's jurisdiction in Escrow case
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THE defence counsel in a bribery case against Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) Chief Executive Officer, Phillip Saliboko, has filed a notice challenging jurisdiction of the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam to determine ...

Convict fighting Tanzania Appeal court decision in African Court
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The Alex Thomas versus the Tanzania justice system case comes up before the African Court for Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the case, Thomas, a Tanzanian, is claiming infringement of his basic rights by justice ...
Tanzania: Robbery Convict Seeks Remedy At African CourtAllAfrica.com

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Government objections against Zitto rejected by court  The Citizen Daily

Uganda Government Arraigned in Arusha Court
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Arusha — THE Arusha-based East African Court of Justice's (EACJ) First Instance Division has heard a case filed by an applicant from Uganda, Mr Godfrey Magezi against the Attorney General (AG) of the Republic of Uganda, the Respondent, accusing the ...

Game warden in court over government trophies
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A GAME warden with the Rufiji District Council, Rashidi Ndimbe, appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrates' Court in Dar es Salaam last Friday charged with three counts relating to economic organized crimes. Before Senior Resident Magistrate ...