Tag Archives: East African Court of Justice

Uganda has taken Kenya to the East African Court of Justice, seeking a declaration that Kenya’s prohibition on the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) from issuing a petroleum import license to Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is illegal. Uganda’s Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, argues that relying on Kenyan oil marketing companies for importing and supplying petroleum has exposed Uganda ...

Yesterday the East African Court of Justice condemned Rwanda for the time it closed its border to Uganda for three whole years. Apparently, this action contravenes the East African Treaty rules of free movement across the member states of the EAC. Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda at Gatuna and Cyanika in 2019 which consequently paralyzed business and halted movement. ...