Rwanda Case Law

UMUJYI WA KIGALI v. ABAZUNGURA BA RWIGARA

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RADAA00008/2022/CA

The appeal partially succeeds: compensation is limited to the portion of land not already compensated by RSSB (2,075 m2), calculated at the current market rate (60,000 Frw/m2), plus statutory damages for expropriation delay. Consultancy fees are denied due to insufficient evidence and lack of causal link to the appellant's actions. Each party bears its own litigation costs.

Source excerpt

• Expropriation for public interest
• Compensation calculation
• Burden of proof
• Appeal scope
• Consultancy fees
• Procedural objections

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SANLAM AG Plc v RUTAYISIRE

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INJUST/RC 00011/2022/SC

The Supreme Court partly granted review, recalculating damages for a motorcycle taxi rider injured in a traffic accident and ordering repayment of overpaid amounts.

• Motor vehicle accident
• Compensation calculation
• Economic loss
• Permanent disability
• Temporary disability
• Motor-vehicle-accident

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MANIRARORA v RWANDA RUDNIKI LTD

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RS/INJUST/RC 00013/2021/CA

Rwanda Rudniki Ltd, as owner and operator of the mine, is strictly liable for damages caused by the mine to its employee, regardless of fault, under Article 260 of the Civil Code. Compensation must be calculated using judicial discretion and general principles, not by analogy to the presidential decree for vehicle accidents, nor by unpublished regulatory standards. The insurer SANLAM AG Plc is liable only up to the contractual limit (40% of 1,000,000 Frw plus medical expenses). Legal fees and procedural costs are awarded to the applicant, not to the respondent or insurer.

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• Employer liability
• Workplace accident
• Compensation calculation
• Direct action vs insurer
• Regulatory interpretation

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RWANDA SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD (RSSB) v. TWAGIRAMUNGU

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INJUST/RAD00004/2018/SC

The Supreme Court partly allowed RSSB’s review application and Twagiramungu’s cross-appeal, confirming 20% physical and 80% mental disability and ordering monthly compensation.

• Work-related accident
• Permanent disability
• Mental illness
• Compensation calculation
• Employer liability
• Medical evidence

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IKIGO CY’UBWITEGANYIRIZE MU RWANDA (RSSB) v. TWAGIRAMUNGU

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INJUST/RAD 00004/2018/SC

The Supreme Court held that workplace-accident compensation may cover both physical and mental disability, and adjusted monthly compensation and damages.

• Workplace accident
• Permanent disability
• Compensation calculation
• Employer liability
• Medical evidence
• Procedural fairness

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SEBATWARE v. RWANDAIR

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RCOMAA 0021/13/CS

The Supreme Court held that Rwandair was liable for the passenger’s death after the plane crash and upheld 20,000,000 Frw damages for each applicant.

• Carrier liability
• Damages for death
• Warsaw convention
• Limitation of liability
• International air transport
• Compensation calculation

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KABAYIJUKA v. GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA (Minisanté)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADA 0054/12/CS

The Supreme Court held the Ministry of Health vicariously liable for an employee’s negligent injection that caused the appellant paralysis, and awarded damages.

• Vicarious liability
• Employer's liability
• Damages
• Medical malpractice
• Compensation calculation
• Vicarious-liability

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