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EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko addressing a media briefing at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania shortly before he unveiled the EAC 20th Anniversary Logo. With him is the Deputy Secretary General in charge of Planning and Infrastructure, Eng. Steven Mlote.

21st Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State Postponed

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 20th November, 2019: The 21st Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Heads of State Summit initially scheduled for Saturday, 30th November, 2019 has been postponed to a later date in either January or February next year.

EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko said Wednesday that the 21st Summit was postponed after a request by one of the Members of the Summit, adding that the postponement had nothing to do with a dispute or disagreement among any of the EAC Partner States.

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President Museveni launches National Stakeholders Consultations to Draft Constitution for EAC Political Confederation

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 19th November, 2019: Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday, 18th November, 2019 launched the National Stakeholders Consultations to Draft the Constitution for the East African Community Political Confederation at State House, Entebbe, Uganda.

President Museveni underscored the importance of the EAC attaining a Political Federation, adding that the Political Confederation was a transitional model to the Political Federation as enshrined in the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC.

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Counsel Patricia Mutesi appearing on behalf of the Attorney General of Uganda.

Court hears case challenging the Constitutional Court of Uganda

East African Court of Justice, Arusha, Tanzania, 1st November, 2019: The First Instance Division Thursday heard case Reference No. 8 of 2018, a matter challenging the Constitutional Court of Uganda for an inordinate delay in delivering justice in a criminal case. The case which was filed by Hassan Bassajabalaba and Bassajabalaba Muzamiru, (Applicants) who are both Ugandans versus the Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda sued on behalf of the Government of Uganda.

The Applicants are seeking a permanent injunction restraining the Government of Uganda, its agents or persons claiming through it from re-instating prosecution of the Applicants, and staying all criminal charges and proceedings against the Applicants.

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