with the East African Community Common Market (Free
Movement of Persons) Regulations, specified in Annex I to
this Protocol.
112.
We should recall for clarity of issues that the actions complained of are the
denial of entry to the Applicant, being declared a prohibited immigrant,
detention and return to Kenya. We have shown above that these actions were
in violation of the freedom of movement of the Applicant which is among the
foundational principles of the Common Market. We therefore do not hesitate to
hold that the same actions are in violation of Article 104 of the Treaty.
113.
As regards the question whether the actions of the Respondent were in
violation of Article 7 (6), we also indicated earlier in this analysis that the
provision created an obligation on a Partner State imposing a limitation of the
freedom of movement of persons under Article 7(5) of the Protocol to notify the
other Partner States accordingly.
114.
The Respondent argued that the Applicant had a duty to prove that Uganda
did not comply with that provision, since he is the party who made the
allegation. With respect, we think otherwise. Article 7(6) is a Protocol
obligation upon a Partner State imposing a limitation to inform the other
Partner States. It is also a Treaty obligation under Article 8(3) (c). It is not
dependent on whether there is litigation or not. A notification is, in our view, a
notice meant for the public in the Partner States to be known and be complied
with by all. With respect, therefore, we think that the burden was on the
Respondent to prove that Uganda had or had not made the notification. It
would otherwise be an unbearable burden on the Applicant to do so. The
Respondent did not discharge this burden.
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