Court orders Kigali to pay UTC $0.5m for illegal seizure and sale of mall
Rwanda Justice Minister and Attorney General Johnston Busingye told the EACJ that the Committee took over UTC Mall “as abandoned property” and that the RRA auctioned the mall to recover taxes. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
The East African Court of Justice has ruled that Rwanda was in breach of provisions of the East African Community Treaty when it took over and sold the Union Trade Centre mall. This brings to a close a case that dates back seven years.
The EACJ First Instance Division delivered the ruling on November 26 in the case between the Union Trade Centre Ltd (UTC) versus the Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda & Others.
