JUDGMENT OF THE COURT Introduction 1. This Reference was brought under Articles 5(3), 6(d), 7(1) and (2), 8(1), 27 and 30 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty), as well as Rules 1(2) and 24 of the East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules). 2. The Union Trade Centre Limited (UTC), which is hereinafter referred to as ‘the Applicant’, seeks to hold the Government of the Republic of Rwanda responsible for acts of the Kigali City Abandoned Property Management Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’), an entity that is set up under the internal laws of the Republic of Rwanda. The Government of Rwanda was represented herein by the office of the Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Respondent’). 3. At the hearing of this Reference the Applicant was represented by Mr. Francis Gimara while Mr. Aimable Malala appeared for the Respondent. Applicant’s case 4. On 20th May 1997, the Applicant was incorporated as a company limited by shares under the Rwanda Companies Act to run and manage the Union Trade Centre (UTC) mall in Kigali, Rwanda. On 1st August 2013, the Commission ordered the Applicant to avail it with specific information in respect of the company (UTC), which the latter did on 2nd August 2013. On 2nd October 2013, the Commission informed tenants in the UTC mall that effective 1st October 2013 they were required to redirect their rental payments to the Commission’s Committee in charge REFERENCE No. 10 OF 2013 Page 2