By Leilah Bbaale<\/p>\n
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has dismissed with costs a petition filed by four civil society actors that sought to challenge the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline- EACOP.<\/p>\n
These including the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), Natural Justice, Centre for Strategic Litigation, the Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT) Limited, in November 2020 filed a case against the governments of Uganda and Tanzania, and the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), challenging EACOP.<\/p>\n
The applicants wanted a temporary injunction to stop the construction of the EACOP until the questions of environmental, social justice, and climate justice concerns raised in the case were heard and determined.<\/p>\n
The Court sitting in Arusha last evening upheld the objection by Tanzania\u2019s solicitor general, noting that the case was filed out of time prescribed by the East African Community Treaty.<\/p>\n
The judges held that the applicants should have filed the case as early as 2017, rather than in 2020 and as a result, the court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter.<\/p>\n
The ruling was delivered by Justice Yohane B Masara Justice Dr. Lawrence Gacuke, Justice Dr. Charles Nyawello, Justice Richard Muhumuza, and Justice Richard Wabwire Wejuli.<\/p>\n
The Attorney General of Uganda was represented by Martin Mwambutsya, the Director of Civil Litigation, George Kalemera a Commissioner for Civil Litigation, Richard Adrole, Charity Nabaasa, and Mugisha Twinomugisha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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