Union Trade Centre Ltd (UTC) v. Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda and others

Appeal No. 1 of 2015 

The respondent took over the appellant’s mall in Kigali on the basis that it was an abandoned property within the meaning of its domestic legislation.  The appellant contested the take over arguing that it was contrary to various provisions of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community.  The First Instance Division dismissed the petition arguing that the petition did not disclose a violation of the Treaty. On appeal, the matter was referred back to the First Instance Division on the basis that there was no evidence properly before that Court.  This matter is still ongoing.