Besides, it is worth noting that Learned Counsel for the
Respondent, in his written submissions, referred the Court to
EAC/CM11/Decision 125, by which the Council approved the
recruitment of a Project Accountant and a Budget Assistant
during the lifespan of the project.
We hasten to say that the latter reference is not helpful enough,
in as much as it does not tell us whether that position was
governed by RISP agreement and in the absence of such a
precision, the Court cannot make any deduction from facts. The
group of words “lifespan of the project” at this preliminary
stage is neither meaningful nor helpful unless we pursue the
analysis of the whole process of the recruitment.
Secondly, on 8th and 9th September, 2008, the Finance and
Administration Committee met and analyzed among other items
the appointment of Professional Staff for the Secretariat. It is
compelling to recall that the Deputy Secretary in charge of
Finance and Administration personally attended the meeting
where the Committee “noted that the process of recruiting
suitable persons to fill in the positions of Project Accountant
and
Senior
Engineer/Planner
–
Communications
for
Secretariat following the resignation of Mr. Pontiano Nyeko
and Eng. Enock Vonazi had been completed.” Then, the
Finance and Administration Committee recommended to the
Coordination Committee to consider and submit to the Council
the appointment of Ms. Angella Amudo and Mr. Robert Achieng
to
the
respective
Professional
Staff
positions
of
Project
Accountant and Senior Engineer/Planner.
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