Honorable Sitenda Sebalu Vs Secretary General of the EAC, Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda, Honorable Sam K. Njuba and the Electoral Commission of Uganda

Case Number	REF NO 1. of 2010
Summary	Subject is an infringement of Articles 7(2), 8(1)(c) and 6 of the Treaty on extension of EACJ appellate jurisdiction.
Respondent	Honorable Sitenda Sebalu
Complainant	Secretary General of the EAC, Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda, Honorable Sam K. Njuba and the Electoral Commission of Uganda
Date filed	June 13, 2010
Countries	Uganda
Keyword	Jurisdiction
Treaty Article	Article 23 , Article 27 , Article 30 , Article 6 , Article 7 , Article 8

Verdict	The failure or delay by the 1^st Respondent to refer the matter of delay or failure by the 2^nd Respondent to submit comments on the draft Protocol to operationalise the extended jurisdiction of the EACJ to the Council of Ministers is an infringement of Article 29, 7(2), 8(1)(c) and particularly, 6(d). The Court also declared that the inaction by the 2^nd Respondent is an infringement of Articles 6(d), 7(2) and 8(c) of the Treaty. The Court declared that quick action should be taken by the East African Community to conclude the protocol to operationalise the extended jurisdiction of the East African Court of Justice under Article 27 of the Treaty. The Applicants were awarded costs as against the 1^st and 2^nd Respondents. The Court stuck off the 3^rd and 4^th Respondents from the Reference and directed that the Applicants shall pay their costs.
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Date delivered	June 29, 2011
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