or criminal offence against the laws of Uganda or the East African Community
to warrant the denial of entry into Uganda and deportation back to Kenya.
9. In the premises he asserts that the subject matter of this Reference is that the
above actions of the Republic of Uganda under the advice of the Respondent
are:
i)
in violation of Uganda’s obligations under Article 104 of the Treaty.
ii)
in violation of the guarantees of free movement and non-discrimination
of East African citizens under Article 7 of the Protocol.
iii)
illegal, unlawful and in violation of Uganda’s obligations under Articles
6(d) and 7(2) of the Treaty with regard, particularly, to the denial of the
due process of law or fair administrative process.
iv)
in violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Applicant
against discrimination, freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention, the
right to a fair and just administrative action, the right to information and
freedoms of assembly, association and movement guaranteed by
Articles 2,6,7,9,10,11 and 12 of the Charter.
v)
and that the provisions of Section 52 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (g) of the
[Uganda] National Citizenship and Immigration Control Act (Chapter 66
of the Laws of Uganda) bestowing unchecked and overarching
discretionary powers to the Minister and the Director of Immigration to
unilaterally declare any person, including a citizen of a Partner State of
the East African Community, (EAC) as a “Prohibited Immigrant”, without
affording him or her a hearing, due process of law or any formal
administrative process, are inconsistent with and in violation of
Uganda’s obligations to respect, uphold and observe the rule of law,
transparency, accountability and human rights as well as fundamental
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