Abstract:
The appellants were employees of the then East African Community
which died in June 1977. The East African Community which had three
countries, namely Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, operated joint activities
which included a common air carrier, a harbours corporation, railways, posts
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and, telecommunications, cargo handling services, posts and
telecommunication and others. With the collapse of the community each
individual country established its own entity to take over the functions which
were being operated under the community. The collapse of the community
also brought to an end the employment between the community and its
staff.' Most of the staff were employed in the newly established institutions.
The problem which occurred was that the employees of the defunct East
, .African Community were r.ot paid their pensions and other .beneflts they
earned as EastAfrican Community employees promptly.
