the Claim and the determination of issues Nos. 2 and 3, prayer (F) is partially allowed. FINAL ORDERS Consequent upon the foregoing, we order as follows: 1) Prayer (A) is granted in the following terms: The appointment of the Claimant for an initial period of twenty (20) months and subsequent periodical extensions of the appointment up to 30th April 2012, were ultra vires the powers of the Secretary General and his deputies and inconsistent with the EAC Staff Rules and Regulations (2006); 2) Prayer (B) is allowed in the following terms: The Claimant was entitled to a contract of employment for a period of five (5) years in accordance with EAC Staff Rules and Regulations; 3) Prayer (C), is partially allowed in the following terms: The Claimant is entitled to special damages for loss of earning in the sum of USD9, 024.00; 4) Prayer (D) and prayer (E) are dismissed; and 5) On costs, the Claimant has partially succeeded and shall be awarded half of the taxed costs to be borne by the Respondent. It is so ordered. CLAIM NO.1 OF 2012 Page 34