EACJ lower court faulted over Serengeti road case

>Tanzania has lost a case on the proposed highway across the Serengeti National Park filed by a Nairobi-based animal welfare organisation. The First Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) ruled yesterday that the planned tarmacked road from Loliondo-Kleins Gate/Tabora B to Mugumu/Natta would damage the park’s ecosystem.

East African Court of Justice Arusha, 2 February 2015: The East African Court of Justice First Instance Division will resume its sessions this week. The Lower Court sets off immediately after the Appellate Division concluded theirs last week. The First Instance Division headed by the Honorable Principal Judge, Justice Jean Bosco Butasi will sit for the whole month of February and thirteen (13) matters will be handled in this quarter. The 13 matters include four (4) Applications and four (4)...

Former candidate for Same West parliamentary seat Christopher Mbajo (Chadema) has requested the High Court to reduce the amount of money which he is supposed to pay as bond in an election petition.

Tanzania: High Court Urged to Lower Bond for Filing Poll Petition
AllAfrica.com
Moshi — Former candidate for Same West parliamentary seat Christopher Mbajo (Chadema) has requested the High Court to reduce the amount of money which he is supposed to pay as bond in an election petition. Mr Mbajo, who is challenging Dr David ...
CCM candidate prays for more time in poll dispute caseDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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Serengeti road bid needs compromise
East African Business Week
Recently, a cherished plan by the Tanzania government to build a new road across the Serengeti National Park, took a hit when the East African Court of Justice decided it was not a good idea. This was after the Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) ...

The government has defended the proposed highway across the Serengeti National Park, saying constructing it will neither violate the East African Community (EAC) Treaty nor harm the ecosystem.

THROUGHWAY: The government insists that Serengeti has all along been conserved by Tanzania and it is the property of a sovereign state. The government is appealing the EACJ ruling. (COURTESY PHOTO)By Elisha MayallahARUSHA,Tanzania - The government, through the Attorney General’s Office, has appealed against the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) for its recent verdict to block a new road through the Serengeti National Park.

The AG last week submitted before the EACJ maintaining that the...

>Legal wrangles dominated the start of submissions for the Serengeti road case in which Tanzania is appealing against the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) for its recent verdict to block the road project.

Environmental activists are lining up to block an appeal by the government of Tanzania against a court verdict to stop construction of a paved road across Serengeti National Park.